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Updated: 1:52 PM Feb 1, 2012
Woman Allegedly Robs Bank to Pay for Dentures
A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a western Pennsylvania bank robbery last month has confessed, apologized and told police she planned the heist because she needed the money for dentures.
Posted: 1:37 PM Feb 1, 2012Reporter: Associated Press Email Address: news@kolotv.com |
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WAYNESBURG, Pa. (AP) - A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a western Pennsylvania bank
robbery last month has confessed, apologized and told police she
planned the heist because she needed the money for dentures.
Evelyn Marie Fuller, 49, of Carmichaels, on Wednesday remained in the Greene County Jail unable to post bond on bank robbery and other charges filed Tuesday by police in Waynesburg, where she
allegedly robbed the First National Bank on Jan. 20.
Arresting Officer Tom Ankrom said Fuller explained her motives when she confessed to the crime.
"During her confession, she stated she wanted to use the money to pay for dentures she was unable to get through welfare until next year," Ankrom said.
Police distributed a surveillance photo of the robber, who appeared to be toothless, and an unnamed witness came to police and told them he had loaned Fuller the coat the suspect was seen wearing in the picture. The man told police Fuller returned the coat because the zipper didn't work, and police said it matched one the robber's wearing in the picture.
At her arraignment Tuesday, Fuller told a district judge she has mental health problems and lives on disability benefits, the Observer-Reporter of Washington, Pa. said Wednesday.
After her arraignment, Fuller told a reporter, "I'm very sorry for what I did and I know God is going to punish me for it," before explaining that her pastor told her to tell the truth about what she did.
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Latest Comments
Hurray for Anonyomous's comment.
She was wrong, but she shouldn't be punished harshly!
Reminds me of an old gentlemanback in the 1970's who came in the bank and said "there is an error on my bank statement". I thought "OMG here we go again". Then he said "you put somebody else's $30,000 in my account". His next statement he made after I picked myself up off the floor was that he also came in to see about a $500 loan for new dentures. I introduced him to the loan officer and she just said, "sign here" and handed him $500 in cash and shook his hand.

