SCUBA Diver robs bank, blows shore entry escape

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Robert \ - 19 Apr 2004 23:21 GMT

(4/16/04?) A Washington state area SCUBA diver suited up in a full wetsuit
(James Bond?) and armed with something the press described as an "assault"
rifle, he made a withdrawal from his local Savings & Loan. His retreat
involved a vehicle, a chase, an crash, and then a 1/4 mile "dash" across the
mud while trying to gear up and not drop the backpack full of cash. Suffice
to say, his bottom time was rather limited due to law enforcement
interdiction.

Does D.I.R. have a process for this that having read & memorized,
previsualized- he could have pulled it off?

Is this a new PADI Distinctive Specialty?

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Firewalker - 20 Apr 2004 01:26 GMT

"Robert "Doc" Adelman, C.I.D." <lawyers-guns-money@worldnet.att.net> wrote

> (4/16/04?) A Washington state area SCUBA diver suited up in a full wetsuit
> (James Bond?) and armed with something the press described as an "assault"
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> Does D.I.R. have a process for this that having read & memorized,
> previsualized- he could have pulled it off?

He's obviously not DIR.....He was robbing alone and, due to poor planning,
got caught.

(He should have had the backpack clipped off to his left "D" ring, which
would have left his hands free to gear up.) This also brings into play the
shore diving trials and tribulations. He obviously didn't check the tide
tables.

Sounds more like a new-style triathlon: Rob, Run, Dive........

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Jammer Six - 20 Apr 2004 01:46 GMT

In article <nhYgc.4204$um3.116520@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
Robert \"Doc\" Adelman, C.I.D. <lawyers-guns-money@worldnet.att.net>
wrote:

> Does D.I.R. have a process for this that having read & memorized,
> previsualized- he could have pulled it off?

Completely.

For starters, his gear should already have been in the drink.

Then he should have made some kind of arrangement for outrunning the
helicopter, and considered the bouyancy of the cash.

Given his plan, and the fact that making it into the drink and away
from shore wouldn't have solved his problem, this all means that he
should have just gone out and found a job.

A simple job.

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Dillon Pyron - 20 Apr 2004 02:28 GMT

>In article <nhYgc.4204$um3.116520@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
>Robert \"Doc\" Adelman, C.I.D. <lawyers-guns-money@worldnet.att.net>
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>
>A simple job.

To quote a cop friend of mine (who is also a diver, thus making this
on topic) "99% of crooks are too dumb for real work. The other 1%
screw up anyways"

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Unita - 21 Apr 2004 06:01 GMT

Jammer Six <jammer@invalid.oz.net> spewed:

> Given his plan, and the fact that making it into the drink and away
> from shore wouldn't have solved his problem, this all means that he
> should have just gone out and found a job.
>
> A simple job.

He has one now; making license plates. Either that he is going to be
playing house with some guy named Bubba and I bet he ain't going to be
playing the papa ;-).

Allen

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Scott - 20 Apr 2004 02:20 GMT

"Robert "Doc" Adelman, C.I.D." <lawyers-guns-money@worldnet.att.net> wrote

> (4/16/04?) A Washington state area SCUBA diver suited up in a full wetsuit
> (James Bond?) and armed with something the press described as an "assault"
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>
> Is this a new PADI Distinctive Specialty?

The dive plan sucked.

He should have thumbed it in the parking lot.

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