Last Sunday afternoon 2 geared up burglars dressed as nuns jumped a teller countertop and made off with an undisclosed quantity of money. The burglary was surprisingly reminiscent of last year’s critically applauded Ben Affleck movie, “The Town.”
Shots not fired during escape
The TCF bank in Palos Heights, Ill., was probably the most recent “The Town” burglary. The two robbers, one male and one female, wore rubber masks and traditional nuns’ habits. Handguns were on both of them. They stuffed a duffel bag with cash while at the bank and before leaving. There was a Chevrolet with tinted windows that they left in. No shots were fired and nobody was hurt.
Director Ben Affleck’s movie eerily comparable
In Affleck’s “The Town,” a man comes from a neighborhood in Boston where lots of geared up robbers come from. Affleck plays the man that seems conflicted about it although he does what he is supposed to. The film’s set-piece burglary involves nun masks and habits, very similar to the one in Illinois. There has yet to be any confirmation yet, but it seems the film was an inspiration. It is apparently the reason for the robbery.
Not the first burglary inspired by ‘The Town’
This isn’t the first robbery that imitates the Affleck movie. There were three men wearing Halloween masks in Financial institution of The United States in Delray Beach, Fla., robbing the financial institution on Jan 4, including 29 year old Lee Lubin, 27 year old Eddie Solomon, and 28 year old Kay Daughin. The customers in the bank were told that they had to lie on their backs at gunpoint. The men took $67,000 in cash from the financial institution. They fled in a waiting Cadillac, followed by law enforcement and news helicopters. There was a ton of coverage. Local TV stations were all over it. It didn’t take long to catch them. The three men were easily caught.
Lubin even said that watching “The Town” gave the men the idea for the robbery.
Articles cited
Pop Eater
popeater.com/2011/06/02/ben-affleck-the-town-chicago-bank-robbery/
Mail OnlineM
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1344758/Three-men-dress-Halloween-masks-rob-bank-Florida-inspired-Ben-Affleck-film-The-Town.html
WPBF
wpbf.com/news/26381238/detail.html
‘The Town’ trailer
youtube.com/watch?v=QQ7wcayQQLQ
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