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The definition of a stupid crime A bank robbery was thwarted after a quick-thinking employee talked the man who said he had a bomb into filling out paperwork for a loan, reports the Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel.

Police said Mark Smith, 59, walked into a bank, claimed he had a bomb in his backpack and demanded $2,000 to pay his friend’s rent.

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