Journalism 133: Prof. Craig: Bank Robbery Leads

BANK ROBBERY LEADS

Straightforward leads:
Police say a bank robber remains at large after a failed robbery attempt at Life Savings Bank on Monday morning.
On Tuesday morning, police received a report of a robbery gone wrong due to an explosive dye pack.
Kathy Conover, a bank teller at Life Savings Bank, cleverly diverted a robbery Monday morning at 11:30 a.m.
A Life Savings Bank branch was robbed Monday morning at 11:30 a.m. by a man identified as 35-40 years old.
San Jose hospitals are on the lookout for a bank robber after he sustained an injury from an anti-theft device.

Summary leads:
After robbing a San Jose bank Monday morning, a man fled half-naked suffering the pain of explosive red dye.
San Jose police found burnt pants while responding to a report of an armed bank robbery at the Life Savings Bank near 38th Street and Pacific Avenue.
Police say witnesses saw a man with "an explosion taking place inside his pants" flee on foot after a few blocks away from the Life Savings Bank.
After robbing a bank and stuffing the bag of money down his pants, witnesses saw the robber’s pants explode when an anti-theft device covered him in dye.
An attempted bank robbery on Monday was thwarted by an alert bank teller who placed an anti-theft device into the loot bag.

Slight twist leads:
When a man entered the Life Savings Bank looking to steal money, he wasn’t expecting an exploding security dye pack inside the bag.
Burned jeans were found near a San Jose bank after an attempted robbery when an explosive dye pack went off in the robber's pants.
An unusual robbery took place at a San Jose bank where the robber was left with an explosive surprise that left him running and hopping around town.
A certain criminal may think twice about robbing banks again after literally being burned by his loot.
A bank teller saved the day with an explosive dye device after a man tried to rob Life Savings Bank.

Absurdity leads:
Today a bank robber has a useless bag of money and one less pair of pants.
If someone saw a half-naked robber stained in red frantically running away, they would think he had just been shot, but no, a dye pack burst in his pants.
A man robbed a San Jose Bank Monday morning, receiving an explosive “gift” between his legs for his efforts.
A bank robbery went from bad to worse when the suspect decided to stuff the money down his pants.
An anti-theft device left a San Jose bank robber half-naked, stained red and burned.
Exploding pants may just be the new way to stop bank robberies.

Play-on-words leads:
Authorities are looking for a bank robber who was left red-handed after there was an explosion in his pants.
On Monday, a bank robber discovered that cold cash can actually be searing hot.
A man who robbed a local bank Monday has not been caught red-handed … yet.
The robber of Life Savings Bank may not yet have been apprehended by police, but he has definitely taken the heat for his actions.
A bank robber may have lost both his cash and his "jewels" thanks to a bank anti-theft device.

 



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