After robbing a Brooklyn, New York, bank, the robber went on the run. But he was captured later that morning after he stopped for breakfast at a Lower East Side Chinese restaurant. A tracking device hidden in the stolen cash led cops to the New Kim Tuong Restaurant, where the suspect ordered some shrimp fried rice, and sat down to eat before leaving. Police took the man into custody without incident.
* His fortune cookie said, “Expect the unexpected.”
* It also said, “Your lucky numbers are 8-to-10, with good behavior.”
* He would have gotten away if he hadn’t waited for them to box up the leftovers.
* Of course, he was hungry again by the time they got him to the station.
* The lesson here is: No more exploding dye packs in stolen money – they’re using tracking devices now – so, heads up, bank robbers!