One afternoon, Erica Anderson, 37, entered an Umpqua Bank branch in Grants Pass, Oregon, and presented a note to the teller that demanded cash…along with an additional request.
“The note instructed the teller to wait 15 minutes to contact law enforcement or else two kids wouldn’t make it home from school,” remarked Detective Sergeant Dennis Ward.
Along with Joshua K. Deeter Tseu, 19, who was driving the getaway car, Anderson left the bank with $1300, Ward stated, and the responding officers were perplexed and worried by the note, fearing the safety of the children.
However, Ward clarified: “She didn’t want to be late picking up her kids.”
A local resident who observed the duo fleeing provided the authorities with sufficient details to track down Anderson.
She was apprehended in her driveway shortly after picking up her children from a nearby elementary school. When officers arrived, both daughters were indulging in ice cream bars.
Following her arrest, Anderson reportedly expressed concern about the potential consequences for her daughters.
“But I guess if she was really that worried about their welfare,” Ward commented, “she probably wouldn’t be committing bank robbery.”
Authorities reported that 19-year-old Joshua K. Deeter Tseu, the driver of the vehicle, was arrested on the same charges.
Her actions clearly indicated extreme desperation…and a significant lack of judgment.
