W. Pa. bank robbery suspect nabbed counting money

[July 31, 2009]  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Police said they caught a bank robbery suspect who was counting the loot as he walked away from a western Pennsylvania heist in which he had handed a teller a polite demand note, complete with a smiley face.

Greensburg police said 35-year-old David Morgan robbed the city's First Commonwealth Bank branch Tuesday morning. Police arrested him several blocks away when they saw a man matching the robber's description counting money as he walked along a city street.

Chief Wally Lyons said Morgan's note asked a teller to "please" give him all the money in her drawer. The note concluded, "Please don't sound alarm, or else. Thank you, and have a nice day. No dye packs, either."

Court records don't list an attorney for Morgan who remains jailed.

[Associated Press]

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