Bank robbery abandoned because robber didn't bring a bag

A man was foiled in his attempt to rob a bank because he did not bring a bag with him, according to the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office.

Joseph Alan Price, 61, of the 3700 block of Southeast Highway 441, Okeechobee, walked into the PNC Bank in the 2800 block of South Highway 441 about 2:42 p.m. Friday, deputies said. He had written a note demanding cash and handed it to a teller, the Sheriff's Office said. The note instructed the teller to put the cash in a bag, but she told Price she didn't have a bag. Price, who did not show a weapon, pointed to the note, but the teller again told him she had no bag. Empty-handed, Price left the bank and hopped on a bicycle he had left in a wooded area near the building.

A bank alarm was activated and a sheriff's lieutenant had Price in custody within seven minutes.

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