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HUMOR: German thief traps self in security van
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew Bennett)
Mon Jan 2 01:54:00 1995
From: Andrew Bennett <abennett@MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 95 01:53:50 -2400
To: humor@MIT.EDU
>
> HAMBURG, Germany (Reuter) - A thief was caught red-handed
> and red-faced Thursday after being locked up in a security van
> with his loot, German police said.
> Hamburg police said the robber held up the van at gunpoint,
> then was trapped inside the vehicle when he checked that
> security staff had given him all their money bags.
> The guards slammed the door shut and then drove the hapless
> 42-year-old thief to police, where he surrendered.
> An accomplice had better luck, fleeing after his companion
> was locked up in the van.
>
