COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A bank robbery suspect in Colorado apparently wanted to spread some Christmas joy before he was arrested Monday.
Witnesses say they saw a man throw money from a bag onto a street in Colorado Springs while yelling “Merry Christmas”, KKTV reported.
The crazy incident occurred moments after a branch of Academy Bank near the intersection of East Pikes Peak Avenue and South Tejon Street was robbed around 12:30 p.m., police said in their crime blotter.
Moreover, they described the robbery suspect – later identified David Wayne Oliver, 65 – as an “older white male” who threatened to use a weapon and left the bank with an “undisclosed amount of cash.”
Police found the perpetrator sitting in front of a coffee shop and arrested him without incident.
Bystanders collected the money and returned it to the bank, according to the station.
