Bank robbers wrap themselves in tin foil to trick alarm system...forget about CCTV

A pair of Brazilian bank robbers have been caught on CCTV trying to fool a Banco Do Brasil branch's alarm sensors by wrapping themselves in aluminium foil.

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Bank robbers wrap themselves in tin foil to trick alarm system...forget about CCTV

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The robbers broke into the branch in Praia Grande in the state of Santa Catarina in the early hours of Saturday, wrapped head-to-toe in foil in a move designed to fool the bank's alarm system.



However, whether the unusual outfits worked or not, CCTV cameras picked up the thieves, triggering a call to the Polícia Militar (Military Police), according to O Globo.

The police believe that a third suspect warned the foiled men that they were in trouble, enabling them to make a getaway on foot, leaving behind blowtorches possibly designed to open a bank safe.

One of the three men was eventually picked up in the bush, "dirty and wet," says O Globo.

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