Crime Video shows suspected Ohio bank robber falling from drive-thru ceiling before arrest - The 27-year-old man was charged with breaking and entering and possession of criminal tools, both of which are fifth-degree felonies, said the police.

In a scene that almost played out like a crime caper, a burglary suspect was arrested early Thursday morning in Huran, Ohio as he tried to escape a bank through an access panel, only to fall into a recycling bin right underneath in front of the police.

The incident took place at a local bank in Huran a little after 2 a.m., said the police. Officers received an alarm from a bank in east Huron. Upon arrival, police officers checked the building and searched the area but did not find anyone. However, officers could hear noises coming from inside the roof area over the drive-thru of the bank. They also saw a blue recycling trash can positioned in the middle of a drive-thru lane which was directly under a roof access door.

The police said that a short time later, the access door opened and someone dropped a black backpack containing several construction tools to the ground, after which a man fell from the roof access door.

He was immediately taken into custody.

Body cam footage from the incident shows a masked man slide out of an overhead panel in the bank drive-thru and fall right into a big, blue recycling bin underneath. He was immediately surrounded by police officers who arrested him.

The 27-year-old man was charged with breaking and entering and possession of criminal tools, both of which are fifth-degree felonies, said the police. He was also charged with safe-cracking, which is a fourth-degree felony in Ohio.

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[Strange Wilderness]

I was hoping for 50 cops pointing their guns at him in a circle. Still a scene straight out of a comedy movie and destined to make the airwaves of Mondays morning zoo radio shows.

 

[RACISM]

I wish he'd got away with it, banks are niggers.

 

[Bland Crumbs]

Several construction tools
What was the plan here? Break into the vault with a roofing hammer?

Hey, asshole, ever heard of rope? That stops you from having to build a cartoonish structure that points to your point of egress.

What a fucking idiot.

You know this guy planned this shit for months but never thought about doing things like setting up some kind of remote camera that would make sure his exit was clear. What a maroon.

 

[xX_rAcE_wAr_420_Xx]

"Possession of criminal tools" is such a gay charge to lay on someone, especially given it was just a sack of hammers and wrenches or whatever that sounds like it wouldn't be out of place at a Harbor Freight. Sure, he's clearly trying to rob a bank and at the very least is breaking in, but even if he had lockpicks or an RFID skimmer or anything else that shouldn't be a criminal charge itself. Breaking and entering is a crime - having tools on you that show a level of premeditation might be grounds to upgrade a charge, in some cases, but a separate charge for owning the tools is the kind of obnoxious police state shit everyone hates.

Like a scenario if you get drunk in a public park, you get a minor citation for it, but technically since there were 30 children also in the park that's 30 counts of endangerment or some other crime, which all add up to something silly like a few years in prison, so you plea deal out to whatever they offer you just to not be fisted by lawyers' fees in court. It's the legal equivalent to a Terms of Service that says "we can fuck you whenever we want", if you make everything a crime then you have a society full of criminals you have permanent leverage against.

 

[Snekposter]

Someone's played a little too much Payday 2.

 

[Kheapathic]

"Possession of criminal tools" is such a gay charge to lay on someone, especially given it was just a sack of hammers and wrenches or whatever that sounds like it wouldn't be out of place at a Harbor Freight.

I wonder how they even argue this; because tools are one of those things where their use is dictated by the person. Lockpicking tools aren't illegal for civilian possession, and are used for professional locksmiths, which is a real profession. Same with hammers, wrenches, arc welders, and a whole host of other things. What separates a "criminal tool" from a legal tool?

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

Someone's played a little too much Payday 2.

At least he didn't play too much Thief. Game makes robbing a bank in tap shoes look too easy.

 

[WonderWino]

So much for gracefully dropping to the ground like batman coming through a skylight. He'll never live this one down

 

[Troon_Patrol]

I wonder how they even argue this; because tools are one of those things where their use is dictated by the person. Lockpicking tools aren't illegal for civilian possession, and are used for professional locksmiths, which is a real profession. Same with hammers, wrenches, arc welders, and a whole host of other things. What separates a "criminal tool" from a legal tool?

I won't disclose what state I'm in but, as a licensed locksmith I can posses lockpicks, auto entry tools and other equipment that cannot be sold to the public, people often order from out of state or just don't care. In my experience it is just something police add to charge someone when they don't have enough on them already. Screwdrivers, "shaved keys" vice grips can all be used as grounds for this specific crime.