Oh No, Not Again

I seem to recall a recent news article in which a would-be bank robber burst into a decidedly NON bank and demanded the staff give him the money from the (non-existent) safe. But hey, we all make mistakes, right? After all, if you don't realise it's not a bank, it's probably a spur-of-the-moment unplanned thing that just didn't work out.

But these guys have one-upped him soundly. The clowns who planned a robbery of the Royal Bank of Scotland branch in Macclesfield, UK, seem to have done a fair bit of homework and preparation. They armed themselves with tools, including a drill. They then broke into a flat above the bank, and pulled back the carpet, to make their way down through the bank's ceiling.

Unfortunately, they ended up in the empty office next door to the bank.

After making a second attempt from a different room in the flat, they gave up and fled empty-handed.

Perfectly executed, guys, all except the "correct location" thing. Or as my father would say, "The operation was a success, but the patient died."