Recently, Gustavo DeJesus Torres walked into a bank and handed the teller a note. About 30 minutes later, he walked into another bank and did the same thing. The next day, it happened twice more, and after taking a couple of days off, Torres visited two more banks. Clearly, he was trying to rob the banks, which were spread across New York City. The notes he handed to the tellers said people would get hurt if the tellers didn’t hand over the money, but they didn’t say Torres was armed. On two occasions, he was modestly successful, getting away with $320 from a branch in Queens and $265 from one in Brooklyn. At a bank in Harlem, he walked out with just $20. When it came to the remaining three banks, he walked away with nothing. The 33-year-old was captured on several security cameras, but he wore a mask. In one of the surveillance photos, Torres was seen standing on a subway platform holding a coffee cup, looking like any other commuter. Police were able to locate Torres and arrest him. After robbing six banks in five days and coming away with a measly total of $605, bank robbing is clearly not this man's forte.
