Robber’s fake limp vanishes during bank heist caught on camera, police say

A man who limped into a Louisiana bank with a cane and sprinted out seconds later with cash in hand is wished by police Surveillance video from a Fidelity Bank branch in Slidell just outside New Orleans captured the bizarre ruse In the video the man hobbles through the doors wearing a neck brace and clutching a short cane before sliding a note to the teller Moments later he stuffs a stack of cash into his fanny pack then suddenly ditches the limp and bolts out the door MYSTERY MAN IN DAPPER SUIT GOES VIRAL AFTER APPEARING IN LOUVRE HEIST REVIEW PHOTOThe robbery happened shortly before p m Friday Nov police declared According to the Slidell Police Department the suspect demanded money while shouting that it was a robbery before fleeing on foot this time without any sign of injury The suspect entered the bank appearing to be handicapped walking with a fake limp a cane and a neck brace police explained in a Facebook post He then fled the scene without a limp with an undisclosed amount of cash A spokesperson for the Slidell Police Department reported Fox News Digital the man s appearance straightaway raised suspicions among bank employees THIEVES DISGUISED AS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS STEAL M IN VALUABLES FROM NYC HOME IN BROAD DAYLIGHT He walked in as a red flag just out of pure appearance the spokesperson commented Everything he was dressed in from the hat to the neck brace to the cane to the multiple layers of clothing to the face mask As an employee of a financial institution somebody comes in where you can barely make out their identity that s a red flag Before staff could process what was happening the robbery was underway They were taken back they were shook up Thankfully it went the way it did he didn t cause any harm to anybody the spokesperson declared BLUE CITY POLICE BLASTED FOR EMBARRASSING TIPS TO ROBBERY CASUALTIES AS CRIME SPIKES VETERAN OFFICER SAYSPolice declared the suspect sat inside for several minutes waiting for customers to leave before making his move He went in there and sat around for a couple of minutes because there were other patrons of the bank present the spokesperson explained Once he was alone with the tellers he slid a note The victim didn t even get a chance to read it before he started screaming This is a robbery just like something you d see in a movie The suspect grabbed the money snatched back the note and ran 'BURBERRY BANDIT' WITH DOZENS OF PRIOR ARRESTS WALKS FREE AFTER LATEST BLUE CITY CRIME SPREE REPORTThe spokesperson revealed that while bank robberies are increasingly rare this one stood out because of the suspect s elaborate deception We ve dealt with bank robberies since the beginning of time the spokesperson stated It s not too common anymore just because of machinery but every now and then you get several bold person who thinks they can pull off a heist The pure elaborate event plan that he went in there with acting like he was crippled going to that extent and then just taking the money and running away literally no injury was something else The video ends with the man sprinting through the parking lot disappearing from sight and the limp fully gone ELDERLY JEWELRY STORE OWNER HOSPITALIZED AFTER SMASH-AND-GRAB ROBBERY LEAVES SAN JOSE SHOP DESTROYEDOfficers and K- units searched nearby neighborhoods but investigators believe the man may have escaped the area in a motorcycle The suspect is described as a Black male wearing a gray tracksuit bucket hat neck brace clear fanny pack and a face mask Police are urging anyone who recognizes the man or who may have captured him on home protection cameras along Choctaw Drive to contact the Slidell Police Department at - - Officers declared the suspect remains on the loose as investigators analyze new leads We re fishing through all the evidence the spokesperson revealed but I ve been reported we ve absolutely got our hands on something potentially promising