Robin Hood of Tampa Florida

Elmer McGuirt _20110429083030_JPG

Elmer McGuirt
Regular Photo Size

* Central Florida Mug Shots

Click here to see mugshots of people booked into Central Florida jails.

* Funny Pictures at WalMart

The People of WalMart
The wacky people who visit America's largest retail chain.
Homeless man robs Tampa bank, gives money away

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a homeless man robbed a Tampa bank, fled on a city bus and handed out stolen cash to passengers.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies say 27-year-old Elmer McGuirt handed a note demanding money to a Wachovia Bank teller about 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Witnesses told deputies he then got on the bus and started handing out money, keeping some of the cash for himself.

The sheriff's office contacted the bus driver, who stopped the bus and pretended to have mechanical failure. Deputies arrested McGuirt and were also able to get some of the money back from passengers.

McQuirt now faces robbery charges. He is in the Hillsborough County Jail.

I think this robber needs to be sent up the river for a very long time because he's a thief straight up and giving some of his loot to others means nothing to me.

But in the Obama economic era: