Hum Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Atlanta (CNN) -- A robbery suspect nicknamed the "Grandma Bandit" died in a shootout Friday in Atlanta, authorities said. Police had issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for the woman, 58-year-old Roxanne Taylor, charging her with three robberies. The "Grandma Bandit" gained notoriety because of her age and signature robbing style -- approaching cashiers at Atlanta-area CVS and Rite-Aid pharmacies and demanding cash after producing a revolver from her purse. She was a distinctive-looking woman with swollen cheeks who wore oversize, dark sunglasses and a baseball cap, according to surveillance video and witness accounts. On Friday morning, Taylor was spotted at a Wendy's fast-food restaurant. Witnesses identified her as the "Grandma Bandit" because she was profiled on a Crime Stoppers piece earlier in the week, DeKalb County police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said. "The individuals called 911 and nearby Atlanta police officers arrived to investigate, leading to a pursuit," she said. Taylor led police on a car chase that ended with a multicar accident off an interstate exit. "When officers pursued to investigate the accident, they heard a shot ring out," Parish said. "The responding officers returned fire." It was not immediately known whether Taylor's fatal gunshot wounds were self-inflicted or caused by police, Parish said. The arrest warrant for Taylor said she had netted about $400 from the three holdups. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Shooting at cops will do that. Needlessly shooting at armed civilians will too. If she were still in childbearing years she'd qualufy for a Darwin :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tews Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Suicide by cop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted May 29, 2011 Member Share Posted May 29, 2011 I like her style, though. If you're going out, go out in a blaze of glory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XerXis Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 400 dollars? that's it? Unbelievable what people do for such a petty amount of money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unix2 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 She had similarities with the old man of robberies in California nicknamed: Geezer Bandit... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 400 dollars? that's it? Unbelievable what people do for such a petty amount of money Could have made more as a hooker .... not that I would know :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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