The FBI gets its facts wrong--Speed Racer is still at large
From the Baltimore Sun:Because of incorrect information provided by the FBI, the nickname of a man suspected of being a serial bank robber who was caught by an Ellicott City restaurant owner was incorrect in yesterday's editions. The man is not known as "Speed Racer," according to FBI spokeswoman Michelle Crnkovich.
It's too bad, because the nickname provided much of the fun of the article's lead paragraph:
The man suspected of being a serial bank robber nicknamed "Speed Racer" just wasn't fast enough - he was chased down by a 240-pound restaurant owner and former soccer player who tackled and held him after a robbery in Ellicott City on Wednesday.
The entire article is here.
The Sun's correction was a bit misleading. The FBI's error was not in messing up the nickname--the man caught was not in fact the bank robber known as "Speed Racer." Which is a story in itself. The serial bank robber "Speed Racer" is still at large in Baltimore. The Baltimore Examiner had a much clearer take on the story, here.
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posted by Unknown @ 6/12/2006 08:44:00 AM
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