Philadelphia: Police hunt niqab-wearing bank robbers

Here is still more reason why Western countries should take off the multiculturalist straitjacket and ban the burqa and niqab.

"Philadelphia Police, FBI Searching For Serial Robbers," from CBS Philly, April 6 (thanks to Maxwell):

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia Police Department and the FBI are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspects connected to a bank robbery last month.

At about 12:20 p.m., on March 20th, police say two suspects walked into the Sovereign Bank in the 8000 block of Stenton Avenue. They presented a threatening demand note to the teller, obtained an undisclosed amount of cash, and then fled the area on foot.

Authorities say these suspects are repeat offenders and are responsible for several bank robberies in Philadelphia between December 23, 2011 and April 4, 2012.

The following banks were robbed, according to authorities:

MoreBank in the 400 block of W. Cheltenham Ave. on December 23, 2011 and March 14, 2012

3rd Federal in the 6000 block of Roosevelt Blvd. on January 6, 2012

Sovereign Bank in the 8000 block of Stenton Ave. on March 20, 2012

Wells Fargo in the 700 block of Adams Ave. on April 4, 2012

The suspects are both described as black, having a thin build, 5’10” tall, with black Muslim-like garments covering their heads and bodies.

If you have any information, you are asked to contact police right away.

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Face covering with full female Muslim garb sure makes bank robbery much easier & safer for the robbers. Of course, this garb should be outlawed at least near banks & retail businesses but local politicians want that Muslim block vote and they wouldn't want grief from Obama's Islam loving Justice Dept. Its just other people's money anyway.

"police say two suspects walked into the Sovereign Bank"

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Probably Spencer and Geller.

Robbers in women's clothing... Muhammad in Aisha's dress, potatoe potahto!

After all, Muhammad WAS a robber and he used to wear women's clothes. Ask aisha about it!

http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2011/01/prophetess-of-islam.html

It's total, blind pigheadedness that allows burqas and niqabs to be worn in public in Western countries. How many bank robberies and other crimes have to be committed before our "leaders" realize this is, above all, a security issue?

If masks, balaclavas and even sunglasses and hoodies aren't allowed in banks, why are burqas?

The same thing is happening in the UK.

http://happypropagandist.blogspot.co.uk/

Let's hope people stop exploiting this garment to the detriment of their own people.

Was that supposed to be sarcastic wit?

Love the polite old man, who stood patiently aside waiting "his turn" while this guy robbed the teller 2 feet away. Pulled up his shirt and put his hands in his pockets -- I thought he was going for a gun. I suppose if you were able-bodied this thug left himself blindsided, committing the crime with a citizen behind him, while his head-covering impaired his peripheral vision. A reasonably able person with a presence of mind could have probably brought the guy down with a large object to the head. Not that this is a recommended course of action ... I'm just thinking about how stupid the thief was.

Insha'Allah, they'll not get away with it...

Clearly EVERY niquabed-up person for 100 miles should be brought in for questioning...over and over again, until these are caught.

And after that as well - recall that Elizabeth Smart, while still in the clutches of her kidnapper, was taken out in public in a full face veil and was not recognized. She apparently was too intimidated to scream or flee. As long as there are ANY missing persons ANYWHERE in the US, the burqa should be outlawed and anyone wearing one in public brought to assume they are not a criminal or crime victim.
And keep bringing them in for re-identification if they go out again covered. There is no other way...

There is all this talk of tolerance - but I have yet to see one politician stand next to anyone in a burqa.

They simply won't get past that perimeter with the face covering.

Lax security in this bank - at least!!

It's all very Biblical - there are stories where people had their face's covered and got away with things. Going back to those days!

In the interest of their not being accused of racial profiling I sincerely hope the police didn't pull in any niqabed person whatsoever.

Does Louis Farrakhan do any cross-dressing?

farakhan, jessie jackson and al sharpton are the biggest fraid on this side of the atlantic.
M

Philadelphia: Police hunt niqab-wearing bank robbers
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More Jihad in Philadelphia. While Philadelphia doesn't have the largest immigrant Muslim population, it is a bastion of Black Muslim activity, and all crime that inevitably goes along with it.

More:

"Philadelphia Police, FBI Searching For Serial Robbers"
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*Serial robbers*—so clerks and tellers are *still* serving people dressed in hefty trash bags after *four robberies*? Madness...

Tip to police: Look for burka wearing individuals wearing men's shoes.

Police fired tear gas on Monday to disperse a rally on a central Tunis avenue where demonstrations are banned.

Hundreds of demonstrators, marking Martyrs’ Day and protesting against the ban imposed on March 28, sought shelter in neighboring streets and shops.

Read more: http://www.maghrebchristians.com/2012/04/09/tear-gas-to-disperse-protestors-in-tunis-on-martyrs-day/#ixzz1ra1VAHjs

Youssef

Ban the Burqa in Philly, and the entire U.S., as well ...

..."with black Muslim-like garments covering their heads and bodies."

Muslim-like garments? ..oh no, Islamophobia has hit Philadelphia! Someone contact CAIR so they can edu-mu-cate "CBS Philly" and stat! Can't have this kind of wrongheaded thinking spreading any further than this ...

Even better, ban the mohammedans!

Here in NJ a woman sued the state DMV several years ago for the right to wear a niqab for her DRIVER'S LICENSE.

"so clerks and tellers are *still* serving people dressed in hefty trash bags after *four robberies*? Madness..."

You said it!

If I were a bank teller, I'd hit the alarm button as soon as I saw anything ca. 5"10" and in a burka come through the door.

Harry, who is to say the robbers are even Muslims?

ANYONE can buy and wear a burqa. Professional bank-robbers don't need to convert to Islam to work out that if they wear a burqa, they can escape undetected.

Diana,

That's not the point. Whether the person wearing the burqa is a muslim or not, covering the entire face is a security issue, as is graphically illustrated by these bank robberies.

ANY masked creatures should be banned from public places in US except for 2 hours of Haloween on October 31. We do not want any masked creature to scare us and to pretend that that is the fashion statement protecting those women. Let's SEE the face of the person wearing ANY garb!

Ebonystone wrote:

If I were a bank teller, I'd hit the alarm button as soon as I saw anything ca. 5"10" and in a burka come through the door.
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Agreed, Ebonystone. Once again, though, political correctness overrides common sense—or even a sense of self-preservation...

If the police pick up a suspect(s) for these crimes the police lineup is going to be interesting. I guess for political correctness and some Multicultural Diversity they will have to include a few nuns.

I wouldn't want to be the citizen selecting from that lineup. If you point a finger at a Muslimina, the Islamists will get you. If you point a finger at a nun, GOD will get you.

I think in that situation I would just confess to the crimes myself.

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