IDEA - 10-6-2020
by
Patrick Ryan
1,512 Words
The Crime Spree Criminal strikes again, this time in La Crosse, Wisconsin. According to news, eight fires began in the northern end of the town, the neighboring town of Onalaska sent all its police and fire resources to battle the blazers, some were in dumpsters and risked spreading to commercial properties, and some were on residential properties and risked causing serious damage to neighboring homes. One thing was clear; all of them were arson designed to be a diversion from a much larger crime. Neighboring Onalaska has five banks all within two miles, all of which have substantial site value. Citizens State Bank was struck first, $250,000, like taking candy from a baby. First Federal Capital bank holding an heir to an auto fortune's jewelry collection to an auto fortune, taken in the blink of an eye. BMO Harris Bank, home to $423,000 donated from a national cancer drive. Financial state bank, home to retirees' union and state pension funds, $714,000 in one night. Finally, Onalaska officials caught on to what was happening when an alarm was tripped as the crime spree criminal fled the building. 1.2 million in gold was expected to be deposited at Bremer Bank, a lost opportunity for the criminal, as it was sent to the airport by an armored truck one day early. As the thief was only left with a measly $2,163, the Onalaska police marched to the building's front. Two police officers were shot and killed in the escape. In Onalaska, the incident was the first time anyone was killed in the eight-month-run by the crime spree criminal. The deaths prompted a federal inquiry, and the criminal's modus operandi was plain as day. He would go to small to medium-sized towns, commit himself or pay others to commit small crimes that would overwhelm police forces while he himself would commit a much bigger, well-planned, and more lucrative robbery. He knew about banks, particularly low-security vaults. He'd done this in 12 cities in eight months, always using the same method. The FBI put Agent Brian Johnston on the case. There was no telling where he'd hit again with the crime spree criminal acting from New Mexico to Michigan. There were many things that Agent Johnston did not understand about this crime spree criminal; the criminal had inside knowledge of bank values; only being from the SEC would generate such knowledge; he worked for a far larger organization with goals well beyond your ordinary bank heists, and the crime spree criminal was not one person but five. They were all really good with disguises and could blend anywhere. The real question is, what can they do with all this money? The ulterior motive will shake you to your core and forever change how we see the financial sector.
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