Sack of urine led to Swedish thief's capture
Published: 9 Mar 11 13:38 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/32490/20110309/
A forgotten bag full of urine led to the conviction of a Swedish bank robber who had locked himself in the vault of Copenhagen bank.
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Outside the bank, two other men stood watch armed with mobile phones which they used to warn the Swede and his partner about the bank guards' rounds.
While in the vault, the robbers emptied 140 safety deposit boxes of cash and jewelry.
During their extended stay in the bank's basement, the pair made use of plastic bags to heed nature's call.
When the Swede and his fellow thief attempted to leave the bank on Monday morning, they were discovered by a security guard, who gave chase.
In an attempt to distract the guard, the 27-year-old Swede threw the urine-filled bag at him.
And while he and his accomplice managed to escape following the counter-attack, the decision to leave the bag full of pee behind turned out to be the Swede's downfall.
Investigators were eventually able to use DNA found in the discarded urine to identify him.
On Tuesday, the Swede was convicted for the coup by a Danish court and sentenced to one year and nine months in prison.
During the trial, the 27-year-old admitted to being in the bank vault, but denied involvement in the planning of the heist, the Danish Ekstrabladet newspaper reported.
His three accomplices, however, were never caught and the loot, which resulted in the bank paying out 2.7 million kronor ($425,000) in compensation to the deposit box owners, was never recovered.
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What makes me laugh in this case is how there could be a library image for this story!! Just load up the search page, type in "bag of pee", and oh you are in luck, it just so happens we have a bag of pee right here which would fit your story perfectly...
I noticed the same thing. Maybe this is the end result of too much fika at the Local offices? "Get the camera, Johan, peed in a bag again!"
Run your cursor over the picture and you will see the enigmatic comment "This bag of urine is not the one featured in the article." So where did this bag of urine come from then?
Did you Local guys pee in a bag this morning and then take pictures of it in the yard?
Albeit It's a good thing the thief didn't leave a number 2 : -)
Definition of sack:
(n) Large bag made of strong rough cloth or strong paper, used for storing or carryong flour, coal, vegetables etc
So the sack I assume was a little soggy then.