Bank Stuff

Florida Bank Robber Also Tried To Steal A Kiss

Florida police arrested a man Friday that allegedly tried to get a kiss from the bank teller, along with the loot.

After allegedly attacking a Bank of America security guard outside of the bank, Fort Lauderdale police say Deatrick Daniel, 27, ran into the bank building and struggled with the bank manager, who was trying to call 911, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.

Teller Nabs Would-Be Robber, Gets Fired

A Seattle bank teller who chased down a would-be bank robber thwarted the theft, but ended up getting fired as a result.

Last Tuesday, a man walked into a Key Bank branch in the city, placed a bag on the counter and demanded money from 30-year-old teller Jim Nicholson. But instead of handing over the cash, Nicholson asked the man where "it" is, referring to a weapon. When the man didn't answer, Nicholson lunged after the man, who ran out of the bank.

Strong Perfume Prompts Panic At Texas Bank

In what authorities are calling "contagious fear," more than 30 people were taken to the hospital in Texas after a woman sprayed strong perfume in a Texas bank.

The pungent smell was initially reported as a carbon dioxide leak at the Fort Worth Bank of America branch, prompting a response from firefighters and other emergency officials, including a hazardous materials team. They soon realized the real culprit was strong perfume, according to various local media accounts. Carbon dioxide is odorless.

Man Buys Packet Of Cigarette Worth $23 Quadrillion

A New Hampshire man who bought a pack of cigarette at a gas station using a debit card was surprised to find out later that the purchase cost him $23 quadrillion or many times the national debt.

Upon returning home, Josh Muszynski checked online his Bank of America card account and it showed the price of the cigarette as $23,148,855,308,184,500. His account also indicated he was charged $15 in overdraft fee.

New York Woman Tweets During Bank Robbery

A woman who witnessed a bank robbery in New York Tuesday Twittered about the hour-long experience, posting Tweets about the heist in progress.

While standing in line at an HSBC branch, Annemarie Dooling, who describes herself as a "social media junkie," saw an unarmed man pass a note to a teller, demanding money, the New York Daily News reported.