So we're continually learning from the news what you shouldn't do if you decide to commit a crime. The most recent lesson: If you plan to rob a bank, make sure Channel 13's Deborah Wrigley isn't around. See, Wrigley helped catch a bank robber Friday morning. No, really, she did.
It seems Wrigley walked into the Chase bank branch on the Southwest Freeway near Buffalo Speedway and noticed 39-year-old Ralston Froman, who was standing next to her in line, pass a note to the teller threatening her life if she didn't give him money. Wrigley slipped out the door, and she and KTRK photographer Johnny Marquez followed Froman when he left the bank. They kept the police on the phone; officers eventually caught up with Froman and found the stolen cash in an ice chest. (As you might expect, KPRC's report of the incident refers to "a customer" who followed Froman, but doesn't call Wrigley by name. We bet Dominique Sachse is lime green with envy.)
Froman, of course, is in jail now, but he was apparently confused how his bank robbery got foiled: "He asked the officer how they caught up with him. He said they were pretty good," J.B. Whitely of the FBI's bank robbery task force told KTRK. "He wasn't aware any citizen was following him." Not just any citizen, sir — a newswoman.
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