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Feline felony: suspect arrested after bringing kitten to rob Maryland bank
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/maryland-bank-thief-catFeline felony: suspect arrested after bringing kitten to rob Maryland bank
Police say suspect stole three-and-a-half-month-old tuxedo kitten Magnolia before attempting to rob a PNC bank
Ramon Antonio Vargas
Wed 15 Jul 2026 04.00 EDT
Law enforcement agencies are accustomed to dealing with cat burglars – but now a Maryland police department is saying it grappled with a cat-wielding bank robber.
The Prince George’s county police department said its officers arrested a man suspected of stealing a cat and then taking the animal with him to a PNC bank branch in the local community of Beltsville to rob the establishment on Monday morning.
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“He asked the bank manager to hold the kitten while he wrote a note, then handed the note to a teller demanding all the cash,” the post continued. “Thankfully, the robbery was unsuccessful, the suspect was arrested, and Magnolia was found safe and sound in the bank manager’s office, where the two had bonded over their shared ordeal.”
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