- Posted July 14, 2011
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Michigan judge walks in on bank robbery in Italy
BAY CITY (AP) -- A Michigan judge who was vacationing in Italy says he walked in on a bank robbery in progress and may have unwittingly foiled the plot.
Bay County Circuit Court Judge Joseph K. Sheeran tells The Bay City Times that he went into a Banca di Roma branch on Tuesday morning in Rome to exchange money, and saw a man wearing sunglasses, a hat and a handkerchief over part of his face.
Sheeran says the man saw him and made a loud noise, then fled -- quickly followed by two other men wearing similar disguises.
Sheeran says the two other men were attempting to open a safe when he walked in, and his appearance apparently startled them into fleeing.
Police arrived shortly afterward and closed the bank while they spoke with witnesses.
Published: Thu, Jul 14, 2011
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