April Fool (but no joke)

Yesterday afternoon about 4:00, I went by the bank to make a deposit in our joint account. As I pulled into the drive to go to the drive-through, I noticed a sign taped to the front door. Two cars were parked in such a way as to block all the lanes to the drive-through. I figured they had had a power failure or the computers had crashed or something.

Turns out it was something a bit more exciting. This is from the morning's paper.

LAKE DELTON - Police are searching for a man they say robbed the Lake Delton National Bank on Friday with a gun.

According to a press release from the Lake Delton Police Department, the man - who entered the bank dressed as a woman with heavy makeup - displayed a handgun he brought with him in a black purse.

The man took the purse and gun along with an undisclosed amount of money with him as he fled the bank on foot, police said. He then headed north from the bank on South Birney Street in the village, according to the release. Police were alerted to the incident at 3:08 p.m.

Police said the man may have left the area in a 2000 model, dark blue or black Chevrolet Impala. The car was last seen headed west on Munroe Avenue.

Police described the suspect as a black man with a thin build, who is between 5-foot 8-inches to 5-foot 10-inches tall, and is possibly in his 20s. Lake Delton police reported the suspect had dressed as a woman during the robbery and wore a white, wide-brimmed floppy hat with a black band and a white scarf.

The man was also wore white make-up or face paint with red lipstick and large hoop earrings as well as white gloves, the release states.

The Lake Delton National Bank is located at 41 West Munroe Drive.

Following the robbery, there was a sign on the front doors of the bank warning customers that the financial institution was closed.

Local police did not cordon off the area surrounding the bank or its parking lot. However, two cars blocked the drive-through service of the bank to prevent any customer traffic.

I was able to make my deposit today at the drive-through, but the lobby was not open to the public. I heard the driver of a neighboring car going on and on, asking questions of an obviously uncomfortable teller. The driver was trying to joke about it, but the teller was not amused. After all, the guy had pulled a gun on them yesterday.

And that is no joke, no matter what day it is!