The mastermind criminal duo of Richard Persa and Matthew Holland had their bank robbery system down: they would listen to the police scanner via apps downloaded to their cell phone, target areas where police were busy, focus on banks with only women working, and then do their dastardly deeds.
Pretty bright, if you ask us, which is probably why they had rousing success with numerous banks.
Unfortunately, all their high-tech gadgetry and foresight in executing their heists couldn’t help them abscond cleanly when the ground was covered with snow.
This article appears in Jan 19-25, 2011.
