After Augustus heard what Lacey said, he quickly reacted after watching the video. He clapped his hands and cursed something starting with F in a loud voice.
"What's the meaning?"
Seeing that Mona still didn't react, Luo An called up all six videos, slowed down the short video of the robber before entering the bank, and displayed them one by one in front of her:
If the walking posture of the bank robbers in the previous four cases outside the bank was called normal.
So compared to the walking posture of the first group of robbers, the two robbers in the fifth and sixth cases had their knees pointed further outward when they stepped forward.
It wasn't until they opened the door and broke into the bank lobby that the walking postures of the robbers in the fifth or sixth cases became similar to those of the previous four bank robbers.
To put it simply, the fifth and sixth robbers deliberately disguised their walking posture to make their image in the bank lobby surveillance video more similar to the previous robbers!
After watching the surveillance video, Mona immediately covered her mouth and looked at Luo An in shock.
She never expected that Luo An actually found clues to prove the imitator in the case, and it was in a video of less than 2 seconds.
After Lacey on the side finished scolding the robber, she looked at Luo An with the same surprised eyes.
Unlike Mona, Lacey was very shocked by Roan's carefulness and observation.
Augustus patted his big belly and grinned.
He knew that Luo An would never let him down.
"What do we do next?"
After a long silence, Mona subconsciously tilted her head and looked at Luo An. She had become accustomed to looking for Luo An when she was in doubt:
"Even if we know there is an imitator, we probably won't be able to find each other, right?"
The surveillance video is too short. Except for the third case, the videos of the other cases are only about ten seconds.
Now even if it is known that the fifth and sixth cases are really copycat crimes, no more clues can be found in the surveillance video.
Unless you start investigating the witness statements from the crime scene.
But those witnesses had been frightened after all, and the testimonies only gave a general outline of the situation. Even if someone told some details, it was impossible to judge whether it was true or false.
Lacey next to her frowned:
"If the other party is imitating the crime, does that mean that this group of people knows the specific circumstances of the previous cases very clearly?"
"You're right."
Luo An pointed to the computer video that was still playing and said:
“The imitator must know the robber’s height, weight, dress, and the robber’s modus operandi.
The interval between the fifth case and the fourth case was not long, less than a week, and the time was very tight.
In such a short period of time, they could imitate the first group of robbers so closely, which must have been a lot of practice. "
After hearing Luo An's words, several people present nodded in unison. Lacey was silent for a moment and then whispered:
"Other than the detectives from Investigation Team 14, the only one who can clearly know the specific circumstances of the first four cases is the NYPD."
After the bank was robbed, the alarm bell was pressed. Although the FBI would also receive the news, the first person to arrive at the bank was the NYPD.
After all, they have police officers patrolling the streets, and maintaining order at crime scenes is part of their job.
"What?"
Hearing Lacey's words, Augustus' grinning mouth suddenly closed, and then he looked at her with a serious expression:
"you sure?"
Accusing New York police officers is a serious matter.
The New York police force is outnumbered, with more than 30,000 people. The funding is also very huge. In terms of police budget and expenditure ranking, it ranks first in the entire federation.
In addition, the police are extremely united when facing an agency like the FBI, so unless they get 100% certain direct evidence, the FBI will not touch them easily.
"The NYPD is actually just one side."
Luo An next to him shook his head. He believed that the chance of the NYPD being the robber in the next two robberies was very small:
"In addition to the New York police, the witnesses, bank employees, bank security guards, bank managers, etc. who were locked up in the bank when the previous four cases occurred all have the possibility of committing crimes."
Hearing Luo An's words, August's slightly frowned brows relaxed a little, and Lacey pondered for a moment and nodded.
Mona tilted her head and looked at Luo An. Luo An picked up the confessions from the fifth case and the sixth case, briefly flipped through them and said: Continue:
“So our next task is to carefully investigate these people.
See if they have experienced any abnormal changes in their economic level in recent times.
As for the first four cases, we will wait until we figure out the circumstances of these two cases before investigating. "
"OK."
After listening to Luo An's analysis, August's big black face showed a smile, he stood up on the chair with a big belly, waved to the technicians sitting behind, and shouted loudly:
“We’re going to do some IRS work next!
Carefully examine everyone at the scene of the first four cases! Be sure to check out their financial situation in the recent period! "
At the same time, Augustus did not give up on the NYPD clue. After pondering for a moment, he turned his attention to William:
"Go and check the case log to see which New York police officers have reviewed the files of the previous four robberies. If you find any abnormal numbers, report them to me immediately."
"OK."
William nodded heavily with a serious expression, turned and left Investigation Team No. 5.
As August's arrangement fell into place, the entire No. 5 investigation team became busy, and Luo An began...
Take a sip of coffee and continue checking the monitoring.
More than two hours later, several technicians from Investigation Team No. 5 compiled a list of suspicious persons.
The list contains basic information such as height and weight, similar to those of the robbers in the previous four robberies.
And when the fifth and sixth robberies occurred, they had no alibi.
The list includes on-site witnesses of the previous four cases, including relatives of bank employees and bank security guards.
"Um?"
Seeing that the security guard who was robbed of the first bank was included in the list, Luo An frowned slightly:
The list shows that Freddie, a bank security guard, served as a soldier when he was young. His salary at the bank was average and his standard of living has always been average.
Although he didn't buy a new car or a new house recently, he started going to a striptease bar with a high consumption level after get off work.
On the day of the fifth and sixth robberies, he took leave from the bank and did not go to work.
This was something Freddy had never done before.
Lacey on the side frowned slightly when she saw the records in the list, but still tilted her head and looked at Luo An:
"Want to check on this security guard?"
"certainly."
Luo An nodded, put the list away, stood up and took Lacey to the equipment room:
"Let's see if Mr. Freddy works part-time as a security guard in a strip bar at night because he is short of money, or if he simply goes to a strip bar to enjoy the customs and customs of New York."
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The first bank to be robbed.
The dark SUV slowly stopped. Luo An and Lacey, who were heavily armed, stepped out of the car. After opening the door and entering the bank, they were immediately greeted by an elderly black security guard with a bulging belly.
"Hello, two agents."
The old black security guard shook hands with Luo An, stretched out his hand to guide the two of them to the reception area of the lobby, and then asked with a smile:
"Do you two need my help with anything?"
After reaching out his hand and shaking hands with the other party, Luo An asked directly without any nonsense:
"Where is Freddy now? Didn't he come to work?"
"He went to buy coffee and should be back soon."
Hearing Luo An's question, the elderly black security guard smiled and pointed to the coffee shop diagonally opposite the bank.
It happened that a middle-aged white man wearing a bank security uniform walked into the bank with two cups of coffee. When the elderly black man saw this, he immediately stretched out his hand and shouted:
"Freddie! Someone's looking for you!"
When Roan and Lacey heard this, they immediately turned their attention to Freddy.
When Freddy saw the fully armed Roan and Lacey, the smile on his face suddenly froze, and then without hesitation, he threw the coffee aside, turned around and ran away.
"Fu-k!"
Seeing Freddy turning around and running away without hesitation, Luo An and Lacey cursed secretly and hurriedly got up and chased after him.
There is a wide road between the outside of the bank and the coffee shop opposite. When Roan and Lacey rushed out of the bank, Freddy ran quickly to the other side of the road regardless of the risk of being hit by a car.
"You left me right!"
Seeing Freddy's running back, Lacey didn't hesitate, turned around and said something to Roan before running to catch up.
"OK!"
Luo An didn't waste any words and rushed out decisively in the other direction.
(End of chapter)
