A woman said she had a bomb while she was trying to rob a bank in the Little Woods area of New Orleans East Monday morning (April 23), according to New Orleans police.
Shortly after 10:45 a.m., the woman walked into a Liberty Bank in the 7200 block of Crowder Boulevard and told the teller the woman's child was being held outside, according to a preliminary NOPD report.
The woman then put a yellow bag on the counter and told the teller there was a bomb inside the bag.
According to NOPD, the woman said the people who had her child would detonate the bomb unless the teller filled the bag with money. When the teller refused, the woman fled on foot without the money, police said.
The woman was apprehended, according to NOPD, but her name had not been released as of Tuesday afternoon. An NOPD spokesman said the FBI is handling the case, but FBI spokesman Craig Betbeze did not immediately respond to questions.
As of Tuesday afternoon, it was not clear if the bomb was real.
The attempted bank robbery was one of four armed robbery incidents that NOPD reported Monday.
A woman said she had a bomb while she was trying to rob a bank in the Little Woods area of New Orleans East Monday morning April 23 according to New Orleans police Shortly after 10:45 a.m. the woman walked into a Liberty Bank in the 7200 block of Crowder Boulevard and told the teller the woman's child was being held outside according to a preliminary NOPD report The woman then put a yellow bag on the counter and told the teller there was a bomb inside the bag According to NOPD the woman said the people who had her child would detonate the bomb unless the teller filled the bag with money When the teller refused the woman fled on foot without the money police said The woman was apprehended according to NOPD but her name had not been released as of Tuesday afternoon An NOPD spokesman said the FBI is handling the case but FBI spokesman Craig Betbeze did not immediately respond to questions As of Tuesday afternoon it was not clear if the bomb was real The attempted bank robbery was one of four armed robbery incidents that NOPD reported Monday