Cell phone bandit’ robs four Virginia banks

They got her but none of our questions are answered... what provider was she with? What phone did she have?

CENTREVILLE, Va. Nov 15, 2005 — FBI agents arrested a woman Tuesday who was suspected of robbing four banks in suburban Virginia while appearing to be talking on a cell phone.

Candice R. Martinez, 19, was arrested just before 4 a.m. at a home in nearby Centreville, Va. after an FBI agent spotted a car nearby with license plates they had been searching for.

The FBI had issued a bulletin a few hours earlier saying Martinez and her boyfriend could be heading to Texas, New Mexico or New York, said Debbie Weierman, a spokeswoman from the FBI's Washington Field Office.

"It was a wonderful stroke of luck that (the agent) happened to spot that license plate, and everything unfolded safely and without incident," Weierman told WRC-TV.

Martinez was being held on one count of bank robbery in Fairfax County, but more charges were expected, police said.

Martinez is suspected of robbing four banks in nearby Virginia communities over the past few weeks. Security cameras filmed the suspect walking up to tellers and handing them a note demanding cash all while appearing to be chatting on her cell phone.

Investigators weren't sure whether Martinez was actually talking to someone while she demanded cash or if it was just a cover, Weierman said.

FBI Special Agent Ron Chavarro, who spotted the car agents were looking for, ordered two people out of the vehicle and they led investigators to a house nearby where Martinez was staying, Chavarro said.

Her boyfriend had been arrested a little while earlier, authorities said. It was not immediately clear whether charges would be filed against some other people who were with Martinez at the time of her arrest.

 

Washington Post reported this morning that they found a T-Mobile phone box where she was staying!

 

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What model or manufacturer was it?

 

Stick 'em up! Get more (money from robberies) with T-Mobile.

 

I guess that means she wasn't planning on robbing any banks in rural areas. LOL. If they do release the model phone she was using I wonder if there will be a sales spike for that model. Kinda like everyone wanted white broncos after the OJ chase in LA.

 

LOL Thats picture is pretty good!

 

T-Mobile's new advertising campaign.

 

nice work hooligan!

 

What do you get when you combine boredom with foolish criminals, high speed internet access and MS Paint?

 

People on this place . Nice work on them MOTOhooligan, I needed a good laugh

 

No trial, plead guilty, next stop jail.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/13/cellphone.bandit/index.html

 

You are all gonna think I am crazy, but if she comes into your store, ask her to call me.....SHE IS HOT........weakness for Latin Girls is evident!!!

OOPS--too late...bye Candice!!!

 

Catherine Zeta-Jones is in no danger, although she would do for a Tequilla night!! :badidea: