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OLYMPIA (AP) -- Maybe it was the weight belt. Or the air tank and regulator slung over his shoulder. Whatever his excuse, a wet suit- wearing bank robber couldn't make it to the water before being tackled by police.
Police subdued the man Thursday evening on the shore of Budd Inlet after a sweaty quarter-mile dash through the woods, a car chase and crash, and his attempt to sprint into the water while lugging his diving gear and a backpack filled with stolen cash, Olympia police Sgt. Ray Holmes said.See the full content of this document
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Diving Gear-Clad Robber Can't Get in Swim
"No truth to the rumor he was running in flippers," police spokesman Tor Bjornstad said, a...
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