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A Florida man was caught on video buying a face masks from a fuel station earlier than strolling throughout the road to burglarize a financial institution, police stated.
In keeping with the Martin County Sheriff’s Workplace, Colton Vanhonhenstein, 33, tried – and failed – to burglarize a financial institution after he bought a face masks to hide his identification on Saturday, June 15.
Legislation enforcement stated the Florida man was caught on safety digicam shopping for the masks earlier than he sauntered to a Wells Fargo financial institution department throughout the road.
Police stated that the financial institution was closed, however left unlocked, on the time of the tried housebreaking.
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A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly tried to rob an unlocked financial institution on Saturday night. (Martin County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Vanhonhenstein allegedly entered the financial institution, however didn’t make it far.
In keeping with deputies, the Wells Fargo Financial institution alarm safety system notified the sheriff’s workplace of a “financial institution theft in-progress.”
The alarm system additionally notified regulation enforcement that the intruder was masked, police stated.
Colton Vanhonhenstein, 33, was caught on surveillance video at a fuel station buying a masks round 7 p.m., in line with the Martin County Sheriff’s Workplace. (Martin County Sheriff’s Workplace)
By the point deputies arrived, the suspect was already gone.
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The alarm firm later confirmed that there was a delay within the system which didn’t notify the sheriff’s workplace for at the least an hour, police stated.
Colton Vanhonhenstein’s automotive on the fuel station earlier than an tried theft at an area Wells Fargo department. (Martin County Sheriff’s Workplace)
With the assistance of the safety footage, Vanhonhenstein was later discovered and arrested.
“He was charged with housebreaking even though the one factor he walked with was the masks that set him again 5 bucks,” officers stated.
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Deputies are investigating why the financial institution’s doorways had been left unlocked and why the alarm monitoring firm was delayed of their response.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking information author for Fox Information Digital and Fox Enterprise.
She is a local of Massachusetts and relies in Orlando, Florida.
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