Cross-dressing robber arrested after BB Gun bank heist

[jnelsoninjax]

A bungling bank robber disguised himself as a woman with a blonde wig and fake breasts - but didn't bother to shave his beard off.

Dennis Hawkins, 48, completed his bizarre disguise for the U.S. raid with a pair of clown's trousers.

And it didn't take much in the way of detective work to track down Hawkins afterwards - he was discovered sitting in a parked car close to the bank covered in red dye from an exploding packet hidden in his stolen cash.

Cross dresser: CCTV footage of Dennis Hawkins from inside the bank, showing his blonde wig and fake breasts... but with his distinctive goatee beard

The robber had shop-lifted a toy gun from a nearby shop before heading for the bank in Swissvale, Pennsylvania.

He first sat down in a waiting area and initially turned down a teller who offered to help him, police said.

Shortly afterwards, the raider approached the woman teller and robbed her at gunpoint.

He passed the teller a note that read: 'This is a hold up. Do not put no dry packs in no money because I will see your family and also your kids.'

CCTV cameras showed Hawkins hiding behind a tree near the bank, opening a money envelope then dropping it when the dye pack exploded.

Detectives said he then ran to a nearby petrol station where he asked bemused motorists for a lift.

Attracting attention: The bungling bank robber leaves a nearby supermarket after shop-lifting the toy gun he would then use in the robbery

Caught red-handed: Wads of cash were saturated when a red dye pack exploded as Hawkins opened a stolen money envelope

When they refused, he climbed into a woman's car. She promptly got out, took her keys and went to call the police.

Officers on the way to the bank robbery went to the station and arrested Hawkins.

He was discovered covered in dye, with the wig and toy gun stuffed down his trousers but still wearing the fake boobs.

Police Chief Greg Geppert told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper that Hawkins claimed to have found the money and took them to the tree where the dye exploded.

'He'd be my candidate for America's dumbest criminal,' Chief Geppert added.

Hawkins is being held in jail on $230,000 (£149,000) bail.

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[Growled Member]

Yep, he's a bright one for sure. :D

[neufuse Veteran]

sometimes I just dont know what to think about the people around the area I live........ when I saw this on the news the other day I thought great another idiot from here....