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BERLIN | Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:50am EDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German bank robber led his pursuers straight to him after taunting police in an email over their efforts to catch him. Authorities in the southern city of Wuerzburg said on Wednesday the 19-year-old sent emails to police and two newspapers to point out factual errors in the report of his bank raid in the town of Roettingen a week ago.

According to daily Bild, he mocked the police for getting his age, height and accent wrong then pointed out he escaped in a car, not on foot.

"His game of cat and mouse went all wrong," a Wuerzburg police spokesman said.

Police traced his email and arrested him in a gambling hall in Hamburg just a few hours later.

"He was completely shocked," the spokesman said.

(Reporting by Dave Graham)
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Fatesrider wrote:
The Internet isn’t as anonymous as you might think. If you use it, they can always find you.

Aug 19, 2010 12:55pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
RealNeil wrote:
Serves him right!
Then Again,…If he’s resorted to robbing banks, he’s probably not the ’sharpest tool’ in the shed anyway.

Aug 20, 2010 1:46pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
vinster888 wrote:
Stupid fool waves his come find me flag at the cops. I know it takes all kinds to make the world go around, but …

Aug 21, 2010 1:48pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
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