Police nab prolific 'Jimmy Buffett Bandit'
SEATTLE -- Police believe they've nabbed the prolific "Jimmy Buffett Bandit," who is accused of robbing at least eight local banks in the past five months.
Seattle police arrested 44-year-old Richard Curtis Marsh Thursday evening inside a South Lake Union bank.
Police say Marsh entered the bank at 5:30 p.m. wearing a ski mask and armed with gun. He threatened a cashier and demanded money, but before he could make off with the cash a bank security guard walked up from behind and knocked the gun out of his hands, police say.
The two men scuffled, and the guard eventually overpowered Marsh and held him on the ground until police arrived. The gun turned out to be fake.
Ayn Dietrich of the FBI would not confirm any names, but did say the man arrested Thursday is the same man who has robbed eight banks in Seattle, Bellevue, Covington, Kirkland and Lacey since September.
Jeff Kappel of the Seattle Police Department confirmed that Marsh was arrested in Thursday's failed bank robbery.
Dietrich said local media began calling him the "Jimmy Buffett Bandit" because he often wore tropical print shirts, a long ponytail, a goatee and sunglasses during his robberies.
Seattle police arrested 44-year-old Richard Curtis Marsh Thursday evening inside a South Lake Union bank.
Police say Marsh entered the bank at 5:30 p.m. wearing a ski mask and armed with gun. He threatened a cashier and demanded money, but before he could make off with the cash a bank security guard walked up from behind and knocked the gun out of his hands, police say.
The two men scuffled, and the guard eventually overpowered Marsh and held him on the ground until police arrived. The gun turned out to be fake.
Ayn Dietrich of the FBI would not confirm any names, but did say the man arrested Thursday is the same man who has robbed eight banks in Seattle, Bellevue, Covington, Kirkland and Lacey since September.
Jeff Kappel of the Seattle Police Department confirmed that Marsh was arrested in Thursday's failed bank robbery.
Dietrich said local media began calling him the "Jimmy Buffett Bandit" because he often wore tropical print shirts, a long ponytail, a goatee and sunglasses during his robberies.
I wonder if it said replica on the slide. I carry a Desert Eagle in the off chance i get to recite a line from Snatch.
The Jimmy Buffet Bandit. Stupid. Does not resemble in the least. I would have gone for the Bobby McFerrin Bandit.
Washington Mutual was robbed. Â Did they find the perpetrators?
The ploce didn't 'Nab" him, THE SECURITY GUARD DID !!!!!!!!!!!
Give credit where credit is due.
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pretty gutsy guard! Like stories like these.
Give the guard a raise!
 @Ankle Biter It's unfortunate, but I'm guessing there's a good chance the guard will be disciplined for interfering in an armed robbery. Bank personnel in general are trained to comply with a robber's demands - this is due to liability concerns, of course. Had that been a real weapon, it could've easily gone off and hit an employee or customer. It's cheaper to lose some cash (which is insured) than get sued by victims or victims' families.
 @DudeIncognito You could be right in this case but I know some guards are armed like the ones at the BOA at Westlake. If all of the bank robbers knew that all the guards were just there for show then that's one job I would never want.
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"Here, we'll pay you $13 an hour to be a target."
"Why thank you sir!"
"Make sure to fill out the emergency notification part on your application clearly now."Â
"Why certainly sir!"
 @DudeIncognito  @Ankle Biter Screw that fear mongering insurance liability crap. We should rally around people like this. Does anyone know the name of this guard?
 @DudeIncognito  @Ankle Biter God, that sucks. Good deeds never go unpunished.
Good work! He was probably getting ready to retire, got him just in time.