Full face? Are we sure it wasn't a motorcycle helmet?
2010-03-30 21:03:43
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Bicycle bank robber
From San Diego Co, CA. I have mixed feelings about this. Part of me is like "GO DUDE!" and another part realizes that the less defended potential victims for bicycle criminals are us riders.
The FBI sought the public's help Tuesday in identifying a bank robber who wore a crash helmet during a heist at an Alpine bank and then escaped on a bicycle.
The robber, described as 17 to 25 years old, entered the California Bank and Trust in eastern San Diego County on Monday and yelled, "Give me your money!" the FBI said.
He lifted his shirt as if to show a gun, but no weapon was seen.
When the teller did not move fast enough, he slammed his fist on the counter and grabbed money from the drawer. He fled on a red BMX-type bicycle and was last seen westbound on Arnold Way in Alpine.
He wore a full-face crash helmet and a bandanna or goggles to cover his face. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at (858) 565-1255.
2010-03-30 20:41:43
There is a pic with the story. It does look like a motorcycle helmet. But they say he rode away on a BMX bike.
2010-03-30 21:37:27
That might be a downhill or bmx helmet
2010-03-30 22:00:03
Why do they call it a "crash helmet" and not just a helmet?
2010-03-31 15:22:54
Because it looks like something that might actually protect your head in a crash?
(I kid, I kid...)
2010-03-31 15:30:30
That's a BMX/DH helmet. Too many vents to be a DOT approved motorcycle helmet.
2010-03-31 15:55:53