Toronto
Unmasked man robs banks: A bank robber who doesn’t bother with disguises has been hitting Toronto banks for months. The mystery man has robbed banks at all hours, some crowded, some nearly empty. Sometimes he wears sunglasses, other times just a baseball cap, and most recently a white do-rag that makes him look like an Arab sheikh. His image is clear on numerous surveillance cameras, but nobody has identified him. “This guy, I tell you, he is all over the map,” said Detective Constable Terry Kelly. “He has done 15 banks since May 15.” Yet for all his larcenous activity, he has only netted a paltry total of $10,000.
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