Two women disguised as nuns attempted to pull off a bank robbery. While this might sound like the plot of a Tarantino movie, this actually happened in Pennsylvania.
According to police, the two women robbers who are suspected of an attempted robbery of the Citizens Bank in Tannersville, Pennsylvania, were dressed as nuns and armed with handguns.
Authorities say the women walked into the bank near Monday, and one brandished a handgun, demanding money from a teller. However, they later fled without money after one of the bank tellers triggered an alarm.
The women were wearing a black nun’s habit and veil, and one of them was wearing sunglasses.
In a similar fashion, two women were charged with robbing a pair of New Jersey banks. According to law enforcement officials, the women are also suspected of trying to rob a bank in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains while dressed as nuns.
Nineteen-year-old Swahilys Pedraza-Rodriguez, of New Haven, Connecticut, and 23-year-old Melisa Aquino Arias, of the Dominican Republic, appeared before a judge in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday. They were charged with robbing banks in Garfield and Teaneck, New Jersey, while one or both wore head scarves.
They were apprehended before making their getaway, proving that blending in with the clergy doesn’t guarantee immunity from the law.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the women also haven’t been charged in the Pennsylvania case. They were only charged in one of the bank incidents in New Jersey.
Now, let’s talk about the absurdity of this method. For some reason, criminals have a knack for choosing the most conspicuous disguises.
Maybe they thought no one would question the sanctity of their robes. Perhaps they were hoping divine intervention would ensure a smooth getaway. Or, maybe they assumed the real nuns wouldn’t appreciate being questioned in their daily business and figured they could blend right in. Whatever the logic—or lack thereof—it didn’t work.
