(4/22/03 - BOCA RATON, Fla.) — A man accused of robbing a bank told police the red ink covering his hands didn't come from exploding dye packs, but from coloring Easter eggs.
Richard Roy, 41, was arrested Saturday, a day before Easter Sunday. He is accused of robbing a Wachovia Bank twice last week.
A teller at the bank put dye packs in the robber's bag April 15 and again Friday.
In the first robbery, a man gave a teller a handwritten note demanding money, then took out a gun and told the teller he would use it if necessary, police said. He got away with $462.87, according to an arrest report.
The same robber returned Friday and handed over a note that read, "No dye pack this time. I will shoot you!" He then demanded money and got $5,420, police said.
During the second robbery, a bank employee recognized the gunman as a customer's boyfriend. Another employee got a description of the getaway car and the information led to Roy, police said.
"It's irritating when a bank gets robbed in your city," police Capt. Edgar Morley said Monday. "It's really irritating when it gets robbed again."
Morley did not say if the stolen money was recovered.
Roy was charged with two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon and was jailed without bail. It was unclear if he had an attorney. You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or
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