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Bank Robber Caught in Polo, Missouri
On Friday, January 9, 2015, a bank robbery occurred at Bank Northwest, located at 305 Main St., Polo, Missouri. According to federal authorities, Oran Woodfin, 30, of Wisconsin, entered the bank and ordered a teller to give him money.
The teller allegedly pleaded with Woodfin, "Don’t shoot me," and placed the cash from her teller drawer on the counter. Woodfin then picked up the money and walked out of the bank. Surveillance photos indicate the robber was driving a red Dodge extended cab pickup truck with a black canvas tonto cover in the bed of the truck.
A witness observed the truck had a broken driver’s side taillight cover, although the bulb was still functioning. Photographs of the robber and the pickup truck were disseminated to the media.
On the same day as the robbery, Woodfin checked into the Super 8 Motel in Richmond, Missouri. Employees at the motel saw the surveillance photos on a television newscast and thought that Woodfin and his vehicle matched the descriptions from the bank robbery and the photos.
Employees notified the police department, and Richmond police officers arrested Woodfin without incident outside his motel room. Officers executed a search warrant at the motel room and seized $7,145, a new computer, clothes, and a container of alcohol. The pickup truck had been reported as stolen out of Clark County, Wisconsin.
Woodfin also had a warrant for his arrest out of Wisconsin for a probation and parole violation. He is currently in federal custody pending a detention hearing. The charge against Woodfin is simply an accusation, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charge must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brent Venneman and D. Michael Green. It was investigated by the Caldwell County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Department, the Polo, Missouri, Police Department, the Richmond, Missouri, Police Department, the Ray County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Department, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the FBI.
Oran Woodfin, 30, of Wisconsin, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri, with robbing Bank Northwest of $7,867 on January 9, 2015.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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