Crime & Police

Scottsdale Bank Robber Dons Wig and Glasses for Disguise

Meet the Beatle. This funky cat donned a wig to rob the Chase Bank near Indian Bend and Scottsdale Road yesterday afternoon, say Scottsdale police on their Web site. No weapon was seen -- the bloke just passed a demand note to the teller, who gave him some cash. He...
By Ray SternApril 10, 2009
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Meet the Beatle.

This funky cat donned a wig to rob the Chase Bank near Indian Bend and Scottsdale Road yesterday afternoon, say Scottsdale police on their Web site.

No weapon was seen — the bloke just passed a demand note to the teller, who gave him some cash. He dashed east on foot after leaving the bank — probably on his way to purchase a motor scooter.

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Ray Stern is the former news editor of Phoenix New Times. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Arizona for more than two decades. He’s won numerous awards for his reporting, including the Arizona Press Club’s Don Bolles Award for Investigative Journalism.

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