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  1. BobA

    BobA New Member

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    So, is this one of our members...... :lol:

    http://www.nbc4.com/news/4799549/detail.html

    Police Search For Female Bank Robber
    Membreno Wanted By Police

    POSTED: 12:43 pm EDT August 2, 2005
    UPDATED: 12:49 pm EDT August 2, 2005

    FAIRFAX, Va. -- Police are searching for a woman who they said robbed a Fairfax bank Monday morning.

    A woman implied that she had a gun when she robbed the Provident Bank, located at 11721 Lee Highway, at about 9:45 a.m. The teller gave the robber an undisclosed amount of cash and the woman fled the bank.

    Police are searching for Peggy Membreno, 42, in connection with the robbery. She was described as about 5 feet 8 inches tall and 220 pounds with short, blonde hair and hazel eyes. Investigators said she may be driving a silver or gray Toyota Prius.

    Membreno is wanted for robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

    Anyone with information should call Crime Solvers at (866) 411-TIPS or police at (703) 691-2131.

    Stay with News4 and nbc4.com for more information.

    Copyright 2005 by nbc4.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
     
    #1 BobA, Aug 3, 2005
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    Re: Police Search for bank robber driving silver or gray Pri

    I trust she made her getaway :guns: in stealth mode.
     
    #2 smasho, Aug 3, 2005
  3. TonyPSchaefer

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    She must have done it to pay for gas, er, I mean to offset the gass guzzler tax, er, I mean because she didn't get the tax credit, er, I mean. . . Oh Hell, she was bored.

    Yeah, Smasho. Someone needs to explain to her that even though they can't HEAR you, they can still SEE you.
     
    #3 TonyPSchaefer, Aug 3, 2005
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    Maybe this is why John hates the term "stealth" - it confuses people!
     
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    Re: Police Search for bank robber driving silver or gray Pri

    Maybe she confused "stealth mode" with that gizmo from the invisible Bond car in "Die Another Day".
     
    #5 helmkera, Aug 3, 2005
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    I always take the Prius when I rob a bank. It shows I'm a responsible citizen.
     
    #6 Jared, Aug 3, 2005
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    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    maybe she needs glasses and didnt see the "th"...hehehe
     
    #7 DaveinOlyWA, Aug 3, 2005
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    Naww, she needed that hatchback for the loot.....
     
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    Just think... she'll be able to go 500 miles before having to risk being seen at a gas station. Assumming she, you know, feathers the throttle and anticipates stops. I can hear the police now, "She has a Prius! Cordon off a 500 mile radius!"
     
    #9 Beacher, Aug 3, 2005
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    Re: Police Search for bank robber driving silver or gray Pri

    You know, with a couple of five gallon gas cans in the back, she could get very, very far....

    Good thing it wasn't in LA, or else there would be a chase on TV that lasted for days...

    Nate
     
    #10 naterprius, Aug 3, 2005
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    That's all we need: another highly televised low-speed chase.

    "The police have been chasing the Prius for over an hour now at speeds never exceeding 50 MPH and dropping to 45 on inclines. It is believed that the driver does not wish to negatively impact her cumulative mileage. They seem to be going downhill now and it looks -- can we get a better shot of this? Yes! Right there! She has shifted into Nuetral and is coasting downhill. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the most exciting bit of responsible driving I've ever seen."
     
    #11 TonyPSchaefer, Aug 3, 2005
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    That is a vicious thing to say. Even is it is true. :D
     
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    LOL! :mrgreen:
     
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    I can see that as the NEXT Toyota commerical....
     
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    Holy crap I'm crying that's so funny, Tony!
     
    #15 Danny, Aug 3, 2005
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    I give 10 point to Tony for the funniest post I've seen here in months!!!!
     
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    Yikes., that's my color.....she just needed another 10 gals in cans and she can go 1000 miles..She's in Canada by now, heck she might even get to Mexico...
     
    #17 IALTMANN, Aug 5, 2005
  18. Frank Hudon

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    Tony are you off your meds? that's just crazy!
    All I can say is she picked the wrong car to get away in, she needed something inconspicuous and a Prius isn't.
    Wonder what it'll go for at police auction? Maybe a bargain about to happen here.
     
    #18 Frank Hudon, Aug 5, 2005
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    Tony, you rock.
     
    #19 bookrats, Aug 5, 2005
  20. IALTMANN

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    Yea Frank H.., there's bound to be a good deal there, people around here say I have a tree hugger special, that goes dead on I-10 going 70, that has to be plugged in, and besides that gets blown off the road, with any truck.
     
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