You Learn Some Important Things at Universities

... Like how to survive a bank robbery.

"Over the past couple of weeks we have seen an increase in the number of completed and attempted bank robberies in the Seattle area and within close proximity to the University of Washington campus. The closest occurred June 30 at the Bank of America branch in the 4700 block of University Way. These cases are under investigation by the FBI and detailed information is not available at this time.

Below is a list of crime tips that will assist you in decreasing the chance of becoming a victim in a bank robbery

Simple Survival Steps

To make the best of a bad situation, think along the following lines:

* My money is insured, the only thing at risk is my safety
* Let the guy have what he wants, the sooner he gets it the sooner he'll go away
* He's probably done this before and he'll do it again - the more often he does it the better are his chances of getting caught

Although it may be difficult to control your anger in such a situation,, the best thing is to let the robber go so that everybody is safe. Bank robbers are often desperate, and you don't want to mess with a desperate and scared person."

Thanks, UW PD, I'll keep that in mind!