I HOPE THEY GET THEM AND I HOPE THE OFFICER IS OK....

Bad economy not surprised, lot f this going on...

Once Scott Brown is in office, this kind of thing will only be a foggy memory as we will be able to properly arm ourselves and no won will dare rob a bank or anyone else.

Dale, Scott Brown is in office and this just happened, you gun humping moron.

Whatever became of beat cops in Arlington? They used to be a permanent presence in the Heights.

Furthermore, the bandit(s) obviously felt that the ongoing paving project on Mass Ave, between Brattle & Lockeland, would provide them with an advantage in terms of police response time.

Scott Brown can't be every where....Gun humping moron? Really?? Really?
As a long standing miles humping Infantryman I take offense. "Fill your hand you SOB"! (Rooster Cogburn)
The old days the banks use to hire gun humping morons for security and deterrent against armatures at least., Now bank tellers lives are at stake. Thanks to gun fraidy cat rainbow chasers.
This bandit was probably just trying to feed his family. Otherwise if he was a true desperado he would just hit a drug dealer like the rest of the lay abouts. What is with the insults with you guys anyway? Where's the love at? Really...

Wind Dummy Frankie says "Relax"

"The bandit was probably trying to feed family." Seriously? I would bet he was trying to get some fast cash to go buy some drugs...

And what does Scott Brown have to do with any of this??? Maybe he was supposed to be driving the getaway truck...

"The officer who crashed was heading toward the scene (west) on Summer Street with lights and sirens when a woman traveling the opposite direction attempted to take a left onto Hemlock Street in front of the officer, Ryan said. The officer sideswiped the woman and then crashed into a stationary object, he said. The officer is believed to have serious but non-life-threatening injuries."

What the hell was this driver thinking (or not thinking)???!!!

Mr. Waller, this deserves follow-up.

" Schools were notified of the situation, but were not locked down, according to Ryan. “A lockdown is not necessary under these circumstances,” he said"

Can someone explain why in the world would schools need to be locked down?? Unless the school is right next door then why would anyone think the robber would head for a school??

Did they catch the guy?

Probably a laid off public employee, they are used to having their hand in the till. Honestly, what is this guying doing that is any different than what Elizabeth Warren proposes? Doesn't she want to rob the banks and give it to the people (well her people, oh yeah back to public employees). This guy was just cutting out the middleman!

People are feeling desparate. I wouldn't assume the bank robber was a druggie. I'm pissed off at the woman who turned in front of the police cruiser - when she SHOULD have been pulling over to her right to allow the cruiser safe passage. She deserves a big fat moving violation ticket and an insurance surcharge. Let's hope the police officer is not hurt, and the cruiser should be fixed on her policy too.

It's unlikely he was robbing the Bank to pay off him student loans or pay his mortgage.... my business in the Heights has been broken into a robbed TWICE in the last 2 yrs ( like many others in town) both were well known 'druggies' in the town. I'm glad I installed cameras after the 1st break-in therefore he was caught on camera the 2nd time!! :)

Doing a bank is serious business. Druggies or local junkies don't have the skills or the means. Breaking into store fronts is a low skill crime, or cheap petty larceny. Like smashing car windows for toll change and small electronics.
Bank guys are usually intelligent, and during crap extended economies like this latest lengthy BS, some inexperienced poor slobs will take the risk to save their worlds, or feed their families and the house. Many make the mistake a single bank draw will get them at least $5,000 - $10,000 per bank. Fact is it's less and now with less tellers draws are less stocked. You'll see these guys and gals on month long sprees, solid planning is essential and SOBER not like midnight local door kickers.
If your doing banks you most definitely know that all sorts of agencies will be on you and chances are they have a profile on them from somewhere else. If you get out of the dragnet, within the 1st 5-10 minutes, your good for awhile but leave a sent.
The time they face is usually lengthy even if you don't produce a gun. A note will get you 10-15 years 1st offense. Larceny in the night with no weapon is low priority. Druggies just end up drying out for a while in minimum security. Bank/ armored car guys get the big house if not worse. Don't minimize these people, these are desperate times for our people who will do anything to get their hands on some significant dough and not just to buy some worthless pot... NNyyahh see.

Wind Dummy .... You are not 100% correct again .. Local Druggies do Hold Up banks.. Want some names .. I can give you some names if you would like ? We have a methadone clinic right in the Center .. What I wanna know who was the officer ? Don't just go blaming the driver of the other car so quick ..

He is ok from what I have been told ..If this guy believes they are robbing banks for Pot that's how out of touch he is ... OxyMorons .. Funny thing the Cops know who one of the biggest dealers in this town and they aren't doing a Damn thing about it.... It's a SHAME... Well here goes to me or my wife getting pulled over oh well

When was the last time a local druggie robbed a bank...If you have names I suggest you send em to the FBI. That's there department. Come on, or should I say got away with it? If these local druggies are loose robbing banks over and over what does that say about our cops?!

The cops make arrests and then the criminal is back out in the street shortly after. The cops get very discouraged by the system these days. The business owners in town that have had break in's feel the same way...they arrest someone and then see the punk walking by there business taunting them. I speak from experience ( and I'm not alone).

I thought we will we're discussing bank robbery. People that Rob banks are not just let out on the street shortly after. Petty larceny is a different story.

people are desperate wether it be for drugs or to feed their families...he will rob again and he will get caught and they will tie him to this robbery he won't get away for long, he is obviously not playing with a full 52 to even rob a bank in the first place..

One more time...People who rob banks are not druggies or junkies>>>Far from it.... I owned & operated a liquor store in Back bay for 10 years and dealt with all sorts of CHEAP PETTY larceny. Also armed robbery, assaults, shop lifters, bums, window crashers, underage stupid students, you name it. I finally solved a ton of problems by hiring a private response agency at my expense. Do you even think small crime registers anywhere on the police screen? NO...Why? Judges don't want anything to do with them. Why? It cost budget money to deal with them...
I had a bank robber from Texas shoot 2 BPD cops in front of my store when he was accidentally discovered in town above my shop casing banks by BPD looking for John's shaking down prostitutes.. He got away and they found him years later in Mexico, guess what he was doing, robbing banks. He's doing life now in Mass. If he had kept his cool he'd be free now. He is typical of bank guys calculating and doing there thing. Most bank robbers are playing with all 52, believe me...Tim your all washed up on this.
http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011_0322family_finally_hears_killer_admit_he_did_it_bsister_finds_solace_23_years_laterb

Wild dummy, you are not 100 percent correct. I am a recovering drug addict, I know 3 guys personally that robbed banks and they were nothing more than drug addicts. They will do anything for money when there sick. You will not rob your dealer because you need your dealer, so when u get money you can get your drug. One other thing, if you rob a bank in mass you do not usually get 10-15 years. 5-7 is more like it.

Boy you people have no lives, your all kind of sad. Tim really?? I'm mean really!!

OK Sorry the % of professional bank robbers doing complex bank robberies when they are caught is 20 years. If your a stumbling drug attic doing a neighborhood bank without a weapon, probably less...Whateveah reason your attempting a bank robbery it's federally insured moolah.and you will do time. Don't let me confuse the reasons for bank robbery, if you do hit it well on a robbery, compounding the gains is usually done with drug investment. People on drugs at the time ,don't usually do banks.
So your correct I'm not 100% right.... But junkies are not good bank robbers.
During troubled times like this mess we're in, more often the average slob needs cash for other reasons other than doing drugs.
However I also know junkies that have taken out their dealers, no loss of dealers out there unfortunately.

This guy obviously really needed money and fast he got 312.00 really wasn't worth his time but I'm sure he's feeling brave he got away with it and he will try somewhere else and get caught because he's feeling this time will be it..watch in 3 weeks he will be caught maybe even sooner.. Now who cares if he's a junkie or not the fact that this stuff is happening in small towns like ours is because things have to change the economy and the goverment we live under right now is a mess and only gonna get worse if things continue... in east arlington there's homes being robbed while people are working.. what does that say people are stealing to survive be it drugs or food,or gas or booze doesn't matter its tough to survive let alone live and have a family people are doing messed stuff to get what they need. And you'll probably be reading about all kinds of stuff like this even more as the economy goes downward.... wow that is depressing isn't it

http://wilmington.patch.com/articles/accused-bank-robber-held-without-bail-more-charges-pending
Check this one out...Many reasons for bank robbery, and I think this is the saddest.
Note the bail on this one Donald, Tim. Some of my brother and sisters are hurting and this is what happens when the system fails them. Pain and confusion are a terrible mix. I don't think this is our guy though, something about Citizens though.
Probably an excellent soldier but a poor civilian and bank robber it. You guys that think bank robbery is easy, I'm not saying to try it, but to even begin planning a robbery has a major rush element attached. If your an occasional pro you can get away with much more cash with accomplices. Problem with using others in these capers is the snitch factor

HEY WIND BAG you are right about the system failed . Shame on the OBAMA admin . If these people were hurt in the war they should get all the treatment they can get. BUT just because he claims he has PTSD it gives him a free pass to rob banks. The way I see it the article just supports what I said earlier. Another Drug addict robbing a bank. This robbery in Arlington was not done by a professional bank robber, more like some junkies that have been hagning out in Arlington center. Ever see the movie the "The Town" ? I peronally know the real players of that movie

From Charlestown then Timmy?...I grew up in the "Ville" I'll be in lower Broadway later watching some football. After I replace an efing brake line in the rain for an ungrateful friend Drat!
I keep throwing and you keep missing, professional bank robbers (and Charlestown was full of them in the day) are not junkies. They may enjoy a little illicit, but not junkies. So you have to know this right? If your caught you get big jail big bond.. Junkie Pro PTSD or not.
Junkies get caught almost every time and they are very few. PTSD guys are even fewer.The fact that this guy in Arlington masked up, jumped the counter, loaded his own bag, left pretty quickly and jumped fences leads me to think he was sober and may not have been a junkie, I don't know. A dye pact got in the bag was his only mistake. Bet he had a car stashed on Revere and on RT2 soon after.

Wind Bag, where in the world did I say I was from Charlestown? I am from this town , I just happened to know many of the good ole guys and gal from Charlestown and East Ville. See growing up and living here you know some of the local law enforcement folks. Without giving up too much I can tell you that this hold up was not done by a Pro Bank robber,This Clown mad way to many mistakes to be a pro, and thats all I am going to say. I never said that Townie Bank Robbers were junkies. Although the KnunckleHead that Held the Bank Up in Arlington was, Lower Broadway ?? What are you watching a soccer game on espn deporte?

I just asked you if you're from Charlestown. Timmy. Well I did grow up in that area. And I knew them all. Cops and robbers alike. No self respecting robber from that area wood trust any junkie or druggy on a job. The fact that this guy got away tells me he was some what accomplished. I'll just ignore that last remark of yours. I'm afraid I'm done with this.
You're a bit of a wise guy, thought I was conversing with someone who new a little bit

No Wind Dummy he got away because he was lucky .. With all the mistakes he made he should have been caught. Luck was on this guys side this time but next time he might not be as lucky ...... Who won Guatemala? or Honduras? You were in East Somerville correct??

yes, he got away with it because he was lucky and nobody was around to catch him Moreover, the security at the bank sucked and the cop that was on his way to the scene crashed his car up. This guy was a druggie who wanted quick money and robbing Citizens in the heights was a snap. I have no idea what wind dummy is raving and ranting about--literally no idea.

Your not in the loop there Drew...Local Junkies get caught most of the time at the scene, 8 out of 10 x's non junkies or experienced bank / armored car guys don't...You can speculate all you want about what happened, but these are the stats. I'll bet he wasn't even close to living here.
Non junkies have a plan, junkies generally don't.

Well Wind Bag you are once again wrong .... I know what happened and this JUNKIE was just lucky he got away. I was told by a law enfrocement here in town what this Junkie did right after he left the bank.... HINT A professional wouldn't have done what he did... Which tells me it was some junkie looking for some quick cash for a fix....... WRONG AGAIN WIND DUMMY

Why do you have to be such a dick Timmy? I to get cool information, probably more personal than you get yours. My guys say "We don't know what happened just speculation". But if it got in like a duck, robbed like a duck and got away like a duck...Its not a junkie duck...
give it up till this guy gets nabbed and we get the facts. Then you can rag on...