ATM ROBBERY VICTIM GETS HIS MONEY BACK

While waiting for a drive-up ATM to spit out his money late Monday night, the driver of a Chevy Cobalt was startled by an armed man who had snuck up on the driver’s-side window, stuck a handgun in the driver’s face, grabbed the cash, and took off. The victim, a Portuguese immigrant who has been here about a month, who had his wife and their small child in the car, sped off, leaving his debit card in the machine. But then he decided to go back and look for the debit card. His attacker was still there, wearing a hooded sweatshirt. He also had a knife. The driver drove into the robber, hitting him and tossing him onto the street – but not before the attacker was able to plunge his knife into the windshield. The driver got out of his car, went through his aggressor’s pockets, found his money and debit card, and drove home. Police found the attacker lying in the road with blood seeping through the top of his hooded sweatshirt. They also found a large knife nearby. They found the Chevy Cobalt a quarter-of-a-mile away, noticed a hole in the windshield, and connected the dots. The driver, who doesn’t speak English, relayed the story to police through an interpreter. The bank’s surveillance cameras corroborated the Portuguese man’s story. The attacker, a 49-year-old man, suffered severe head wounds, and will be hospitalized for at least a week. He will be charged with robbery after he’s discharged. Police don’t expect the driver to face charges.
* Are you thinking what I’m thinking? They sure don’t make windshields like they used to!
* This is what passes for a heartwarming story these days.
* Although it is damn sweet to get to be such a hero in front of your family.
* Smart of the perp to stick around. That way he could be run over and nearly killed.
* This driver just got to America, but he sounds like he’s picking things up pretty quickly.
* It’s the first time in recorded history that a crime involved stabbing a windshield.
* Interesting decision on the part of the robber. “There’s a car headed towards me, I think my best move here is to stab the windshield.”
* The Chevy Cobalt? If only they named more cars after elements, I might have passed chemistry.