Tooele police busted a husband and wife duo Monday after they allegedly robbed a bank and brought their two small children along in the getaway car.
According to an arrest report, police captured the couple , both 27, at a traffic stop soon after they robbed a Wells Fargo branch located at 204 N. Main St. When officers approached the couple’s car, the report adds, they discovered two children, ages 5 and 2, sitting on the back seat.
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During questioning, the couple reportedly said they planned and committed the robbery because they faced eviction, had mounting medical bills and had fallen into debt.
Police solved the crime with a little bit of serendipity. Monday morning, an off duty police officer was eating lunch across the street from the bank in a Gold’s Gym parking lot when he saw a suspicious blue car, the report states. The officer then watched as a woman got out of the car, entered the bank and later ran out.
According to bank employees, the woman seen by the officer entered the bank then handed a teller a note demanding cash.
"No silent alarms, Be Quiet! Loose Bills," the note reportedly stated. "Hurry. Sorry... I don’t want anyone to get hurt."
The teller reportedly turned over $956 and the woman fled back to her car, which witnesses later said a man was driving.
When the car pulled away from the bank, the off-duty officer followed and eventually pulled it over.
However, before the officer had a chance to talk to the occupants of the car he heard over the radio that a bank robbery had just happened at the Wells Fargo. He called for backup and the couple was arrested. A search of the vehicle later produced the note used during the robbery, $836 in cash and clothing matching witnesses’ description of the suspects, the arrest report says.
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