Swedish Bank Robber Busted By Forgotten Urine

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A Swedish bank robber forgot to cover his tracks and left three bottles of urine behind after hiding inside a bank vault in Copenhagen for three days. The 27-year-old man and his accomplice used the bottles to relieve themselves after sneaking into the vault on a Friday in May and remaining there until the bank opened again the following Monday.

While inside, the robbers emptied 140 safety deposit boxes of at least $500,000 in cash and jewelry. But Prosecutor Frederik Larsen said Wednesday they forgot to take the urine when they left "so we were able to get their DNA samples from the bottles."

The evidence helped prosecutors win a 21-month prison sentence for the Swede on Tuesday. His accomplice is still at large and the loot hasn't been recovered.

Comments

[FTracy3]

03:58 PM on 03/14/2011

"Urine a lot of trouble," the judge was heard to say at sentencing.

Meanwhile his at-large accomplice still refused to surrender, telling police and the media he wasn't going to piss his life away in a jail cell.

[jbdrs]

03:23 PM on 03/15/2011

I say lock 'em up, and throw away the pee.

[FTracy3]

12:09 AM on 03/16/2011

Well played.

[unique]

01:38 PM on 03/14/2011

21 months???? That is not even 2 years.
I guess crime pays in Denmark.

FREE PRIVATE BRADLEY MANNING.

STOP THE WARS.

BRING THE TROOPS HOME..................

[tice]

12:14 PM on 03/14/2011

Cops to Bank manager: Urine luck!

[European1919]

02:50 AM on 03/14/2011

How is this
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/mar/13/burger-king-boss-insults-britain
not in the world news section?

[hornedcog]

12:19 AM on 03/14/2011

Was this leaked to the press?

[LaFemmeSASE]

07:39 PM on 03/13/2011

No such thing as a PEEfect crime

[JackTheSkipper]

09:32 PM on 03/11/2011

How in the world they just walked in on Friday and walked out on Monday morning? Didn't anyone notice?

[Jennifer Hagan]

07:23 AM on 03/13/2011

that is what i'm thinking. Did they just leave the bank vault open all day? I need more details now.

[Republicrat1776]

02:39 PM on 03/11/2011

and....where exactly in Copenhagen is this bank vault that people are free to walk in and out of???

[kapalabhati]

01:57 PM on 03/12/2011

Yes, the precise address would be helpful!

[LMPE]

06:59 PM on 03/10/2011

Gimme a P!

[kapalabhati]

01:58 PM on 03/12/2011

Many times, I'll type LOL just to let someone know that what they said was funny. This time, L EFFING O EFFING L. That was really funny.

[desertdweller]

02:42 PM on 03/10/2011

A 21-month sentence? People serve more than that in some U.S. states for marijuana posession.

[INQUISITION11]

03:06 PM on 03/10/2011

Probably because it was theft rather than robbery. In Denmark attempting to escape from prison is not illegal.Prisons and sentencing in Britain are pretty soft also.If what i've seen on tv is a correct portrayal of the US prison system i would advise all US criminals to move to Europe.

[Hirnlego]

11:25 AM on 03/11/2011

Sweden doesn't have a prison industrial complex. At least not yet.

[CoronaDischarge]

12:03 AM on 03/10/2011

Forgot to flush?  ... That'll teach 'em.

If they ever get out and get married, they will have to learn to put the seat back down too. That could mean a night locked out of the vault.

[Edward Standley]

04:57 PM on 03/11/2011

Now dat's funny.

[born 2b different]

01:51 PM on 03/12/2011

I always say I'll put the seat down for you if you'll put it up for me.

[kapalabhati]

01:59 PM on 03/12/2011

To which she responds, I guess it depends what "it" is.....

[redsquirell]

10:57 PM on 03/09/2011

" History proves again and again how nature puts down the folly of men"...Blue Oyster Cult

[Hypocrites are Watching]

06:51 PM on 03/10/2011

???????????????????Godzilla???????????!!!!!!!!!!!

[kapalabhati]

01:59 PM on 03/12/2011

Excllent.

[rbenjamin]

09:16 PM on 03/09/2011

New disclaimer: Talk to your lawyer if you have trouble stashing urine.

[KIVPossum]

08:44 PM on 03/09/2011

Does he get to keep the money? I might do 21 months for 500 grand

[Ted Bouklos]

11:58 AM on 03/10/2011

Have you seen Swedish prisons? they are like dorm rooms with common areas, plush couches and big flat screen TV's. Yet they have the lowest recidivism rates in the world... go figure...

[KIVPossum]

12:17 PM on 03/10/2011

Only jail I've seen was the holding tank in Daytona

[Joe3245]

06:38 PM on 03/10/2011

Probably because they help make sure you have a job waiting for you when you get out.