Countywide Search for the Man With the Exploded Pants

When planning to rob a bank, it's a good idea to pack a change of pants. The stress, you see, makes it hard to keep mastery of your bladder and bowels. And even if you manage that, your pants have a way of exploding right in the middle of your...

By Thomas Francis

July 19, 2010

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When planning to rob a bank, it's a good idea to pack a change of pants. The stress, you see, makes it hard to keep mastery of your bladder and bowels. And even if you manage that, your pants have a way of exploding right in the middle of your getaway, as they did this morning for one local man.

Now Broward Sheriff's Office is looking for that fellow, who knocked over the Bank of America on East Oakland Park Boulevard. Here's a link to the surveillance video. The news release doesn't mention the color of the exploded dye packet -- suffice to say if you spot a dude who looks like he sat on a fluorescent grenade, that's the culprit.

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