Alleged bank robber caught after calling 911
(AP) - Police say they caught a bumbling bankrobber who crashed his getaway car and fled by bus and taxi, onlyto make it home and find his roommate had died. Authorities found nearly $4,000 stolen from
•
Mar 25, 2009, 1:30 PM
•
Updated 5,754 days ago
Share:
(AP) - Police say they caught a bumbling bankrobber who crashed his getaway car and fled by bus and taxi, onlyto make it home and find his roommate had died.
Authorities found nearly $4,000 stolen from a Darien bank afterthe suspect called 911 to report an apparent suicide.
Fifty-nine-year-old David Maksimik was brought before a federalmagistrate in Bridgeport Tuesday.
Police say Maksimik held up a bank in Darien on Jan. 29, makingoff with nearly $4,000 in cash.
Police say Maksimik rear-ended another car fleeing the robbery,and didn't make it home until he got rides on a bus, a taxi andwith his sister.
Maksimik found his 53-year-old roommate dead and called 911.Police responding to the suicide say they found the bank moneyinside a binocular bag on Maksimik's bed.
More from News 12
0:19
Christmas Eve fire displaces 8 people and 10 dogs
2:21
Cold continues but a warm up is on the way!
0:48
Bridgeport's East End community helps families displaced by fire
2:13
Bridgeport's Trumbull Gardens gets $1.5 million to expand community & athletic centers
0:51
‘Charlotte’s Gift’: Westport community raises $30K for local cashier
0:43
