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Bank Robber Takes A Cab, Gets Busted In Fun Park
December 2, 2011
A man that took a cab for his getaway car after robbing a bank Thursday afternoon was busted by deputies within a half hour later at an amusement park.
Darrel Ward, 27, walked into the Member’s First Credit Union on Airport Boulevard, passed a note to a teller demanding money and alluded that he had a weapon. After the teller gave Ward an undisclosed amount of cash, Ward fled in a cab, according to Sgt. Mike Ward (no relation), spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
The cab driver said he dropped Ward off in the 700 block of Ladner Drive in the Marcus Pointe subdivision. Off duty deputy Troy Brown saw Ward jumping the back fence of Sam’s Fun City. Ward was taken into custody with incident. He was booked into the Escambia County Jail on robbery and larceny charges with bond set at $105,000.
Sheriff’s K-9 units were able to recover a bag of money behind Sam’s Fun City and the Rave Theater.
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9 Responses to “Bank Robber Takes A Cab, Gets Busted In Fun Park”
Silly young man who you think you are robbing a bank you think you in the wild ,wild west get a job even if it ’s at a fast food place .what a waste with my tax dollars.
He will also get busted in the fun park where he is headed. …..he will not be jumping those fences…but the state taxi will give him a ride and drop him off for free too
And sometimes stupid is just unbelieveably stupid!
Sometimes ignorance can be mistaken for a mental illness. Good job to all involved in his capture.
You are right Int. Reader. Escambia County agrees and have agreed to send him to your house for “rehabilitation.” If he did not know right from wrong he would not have been running and jumping fences to get away.
You can’t fix stupid !!!
Good job deputies…
When will people realize stealing is never ok? …my hearts out to members first and the teller that received the note; prayers for an easy recover coping with this tramatic experience! Im glad they got him off the streets!!
There has to be a serious mental issue. Sounds like he needs help other than prison. Prison will just make it worse.