Bank Robbery
Mystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.
In the middle of New York City, police officers were called to a bank robbery. The thief had already escaped with the contents of the bank's main vault minutes before the police arrived. They received information from the witnesses and narrowed the suspect list down to two people. From the information below, can you determine who committed the bank robbery?
SUSPECT #1:
"Hello, detective," said the first suspect.
"Good morning. Do you know anything about what happened in the bank earlier today?"
"Yes, but only what I've heard other people say. People were talking about it at work. I think they said the suspect escaped in a red minivan, wearing a dark colored mask, and he had three large bags of money."
SUSPECT #2:
"Sir, where were you at the time of the crime?" asked the detective.
"I was at work. I work down the road from the bank, at the insurance building," responded the suspect.
"Have you ever been in that bank?" the detective asked.
"Never. I use another bank on the other side of town," he responded.
The detective continued his questioning. "Do you mind if we bring you to the bank to see if you match some of the evidence left behind?"
"Go ahead," said the suspect, "take me back to the bank and see what you can find."
Answer
Suspect #2 is the one who had committed the crime. He had said "take me back to the bank" after he said he had never been inside of that bank.
The detective immediately caught this mistake and brought the suspect down to police headquarters.
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kunju   
Jun 21, 2008
| great job
well done  |
tinaG   
Jun 21, 2008
| Trill-tastic as always!  |
pokpic   
Jun 21, 2008
| I thought it was suspect two because he said he used the bank on the other side of town, and at the beginning it said that the bank was in the middle of NYC. Good one! |
sourdough
Jun 22, 2008
| SourDough says "Take Me Back To The Bank" was the clincher! Very fun puzzle, yes indeed. Three Thumbs Up! 
$D  |
deepsea   
Jun 22, 2008
| "Take me back to the bank" could refer to the fact that the detective was at the bank. |
salli  
Jun 23, 2008
| It was nice and not too long 
I thought it was kind of obvious that it was the second person, though. The first person didn't say anything suspcious at all and the long-ness of the second paragraph kind of drew you to it ^^ |
tick   
Jun 24, 2008
| Enjoyed it Trill, where you been lately, we miss you in the games!!
Keep it up, I am working on some FINALLY!! Turned in some sports facts about my Sooners, lol!!  |
al111   
Jun 28, 2008
| I Like the teasers where they question suspects , like this one, i'd give it 8/10 |
zundra
Jun 29, 2008
| Terrible riddle. He could have meant take me back with you... |
ajboq  
Jul 06, 2008
| solved it...  |
Samiran   
Jul 06, 2008
| really nice Trillionaire....keep it up.. |
Flamey500   
Jul 27, 2008
| Ver good teaser! I liked it. It was easy |
DGirl3000   
Aug 26, 2008
| that was fun i caught it on the first time as soon as he said "back". it was fun. |
kingofda808  
Nov 06, 2008
| yeah lyk ever 1 said it waz way 2 E-Z but fhun good teaser...i also got it from 2 things he said take me back and he nvr bean der and y would he used da bank across town if he works colse2 one.. |
roseylili    
Nov 30, 2008
| great, TRILLIONAIRE!
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precious1026   
Dec 30, 2008
| Easy teaser. husband forgot his English verb noun singular and plural parts of speech. bodies when innocence would have pick the singular. Trillionair too made an obvious mistake with the butlerguardian, which is it a butler or guard?  |
precious1026   
Jan 01, 2009
| Wrong Teaser. I'll Be Back
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EienNiKirei   
Mar 14, 2009
| I picked suspect #2 for a different reason. lol But at least I got it right anyway |
kataang160  
Apr 12, 2009
| yay I got it right
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rashad   
May 08, 2009
| It could have meant take me back with you!!!  |
mathisnice   
Jul 20, 2009
| I have not looked at the answer yet.
I think:
Suspect 2. He would not have known the time of the robbery. |
mathisnice   
Jul 20, 2009
| I got it half right.
Good one! |
Jake10   
Nov 16, 2009
| Piece of cake.  |
scallio   
Feb 16, 2010
| Easy but fun. Thanks for posting.
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Crystal_Heart 
Nov 15, 2010
| I like this one; it's a classic. In real life, though, police can't use that as their only evidence, because it might just be a slip of the tongue or a confuzzled brain. I myself mess up in speaking all the time. |
Rileyi
Jun 06, 2011
| Actors in real actions.Two armed thieves in nun outfits robbed a bank Sunday, jumping a teller counter and making off with an undisclosed quantity of cash. The thievery was shockingly similar to last year's critically applauded Ben Affleck movie, "The Town." I found this here: Ben Affleck movie inspires real-life robberies, newstype.com . |
Marple  
Jun 14, 2011
| It was way too easy. Sorry but I was ready for a challenge and it was just obvious.  |
Candi7    
Jun 24, 2012
| Easy as pie. Or cake. Or CANDY! Which means it was a great teaser, and it was easy too.  |
Candi7    
Jun 24, 2012
| Because I LOVE candy.  |
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