Banana Bandit Sheds Light on His Robbery

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 19 September 2011)

In Zonguldak, Eşref B. entered a one-story fruit and vegetable shop through
a rooftop hole and was caught on the security camera. The suspect headed
toward the cash register in the dark but when he had trouble finding the
money he turned on the light. Eşref B.'s relaxed attitude was evident as he
took hold of the money in the register and a box. But while eating a
banana he took from the shelf Eşref B. noticed the security camera, turned
off the light and fled.

Workers who came to the store in the morning called police who looked
at the security camera images. They deterimed that it was Eşref B. who has
a long record of robberies. He was taken into custody but released.
Eşref B. is said to have psychological problems.