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Robbers who disguised themselves as white cops are caught…
… after they send polite thank-you letter to company that made their ‘unbelievable’ latex masks
- Robbers wore life-like masks to steal $200,000 from check-cashing store
- Edward Byam, 24, and Akeem Monsalvatge, 37, were caught after Byam wrote a thank you note to the company that made the high-end disguises
The New York City Police Department has collared two brazen burglars who robbed a cash-checking store in Queens disguised as cops, thanks to their polite letter of appreciation to their unwitting mask maker.
Officials say Edward Byam, 24, and Akeem Monsalvatge, 37, of Queens, dressed in NYPD gear and wearing high-end masks, robbed a Pay-O-Matic in Rosedale on Valentine’s Day.
After getting away with the heist, Byam wrote a short thank you note to Composite Effects, the makers of the mask, to show his gratitude for the ‘realism’ of the disguise.
h/t Huckleberry
Maudie N Mandeville
August 23rd, 2012
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2192115/Robbers-disguised-white-cops-caught–send-polite-thank-letter-company-unbelievable-latex-masks.html
Corona
August 23rd, 2012
Maybe the same company that made the Asian dude look like an old white man? Does this company have any legit customers?
Stranded in Sonoma
August 23rd, 2012
Living proof that criminals are not rocket scientists.
reddecaesari
August 23rd, 2012
looks like travolta.
CrustyB
August 23rd, 2012
This opens up a whole new realm of plausible deniability.
“We have you on video using your masseuse’s schwantz as a piccolo.”
“Nah, that wasn’t me, that was a guy in a Travolta mask.”
Stranded in Sonoma
August 23rd, 2012
@CrustyB — Sounds like another make-work program for lawyers.
Absolute muddjuice
August 23rd, 2012
What if it was Travolta in a Travolta mask?
My mind is spinning now….
Moxie Man
August 23rd, 2012
Left pic = Kevin Youlilis.
gregg g
August 23rd, 2012
@r – looks like travolta.
w/o the gay
Sarge
August 23rd, 2012
If the robbers were black you’ve got to let them go other wise it’s just profiling.
GW Bear
August 23rd, 2012
Thank the Lord for stupid criminals.