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Boston man goes across the river to rob a bank, gets arrested before he can hail an escape taxi, police say
By adamg on Mon, 05/23/2022 - 6:07pm
Cambridge Police report arresting a Boston man who robbed the TD Bank branch at 1270 Massachusetts Ave. - before he could get into a taxi at the cab stand near Harvard's Smith Center to try to flee the area.
Jacob Pimentel, 31, of Dorchester, walked into the branch around 4:40 p.m. with a demand note, police say.
Officers from the Cambridge Police Department were able to locate and safely stop a suspect matching the description in the area of the Smith Center in Harvard Square after a reporting person indicated that the suspect was attempting to leave the area in a taxi.
He now faces arraignment in Cambridge District Court on a charge of unarmed robbery, police say.
Innocent, etc.
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If he's going to rob a bank in Harvard Square...
...there are ones that are closer to the cab stand.
But then I remember the bank robbers who had a getaway car. When they tried to flee up Dunster Street, they found it blocked by a double-parked delivery truck.
Matt Damon remembered that robbery, too. In "The Town", the robbers tried to drive up Dunster too; unlike the real-life crooks, the fictional ones got through and escaped.
Affleck, not Damon. Don't you
Affleck, not Damon. Don't you dare pin that wreck of a movie on anyone else lol
Fun scene though!
I quite enjoyed "The Town". It's no "Friends
of Eddie Coyle", but it was a solid crime drama with a tremendous cast. The location shooting was a hoot, too, even if we locals know the geography of some scenes was impossible. That's just how movies are made.
An MBTA bank robbery getaway
An MBTA bank robbery getaway vehicle escape plan; didn't work. A Boston BTDA vehicle bank robbery getaway vehicle escape plan didn't work.
I'm willing to bet that the next soon to be felon tries a Uber-like bank robbery getaway vehicle escape plan soon if they haven't already.
He should have called a Lyft
or an Uber.
Is Boston Man...
...now the new Florida Man?