Cops Nab Aspiring Bank Robber Who Never Got A Cent, Police Say

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — An aspiring bank robber who was repeatedly refused money by Brooklyn bank tellers was arrested Tuesday morning, said police.

Christopher Kelly, 41, was charged with attempted robbery for failing to stick up two banks in Bushwick and Fort Greene earlier this month, police said.

The would-be bank robber first struck at the Bank of America at Knickerbocker Avenue and Stanhope Street on Feb. 20, when he passed a teller a note demanding cash, which was refused, police said.

Kelly tried his luck the next day at a Chase Bank at 402 Myrtle Ave., but once again, a bank teller refused to acquiesce to his cash request, said police.

Kelly, of East Williamsburg, is slated to be arraigned on two attempted robbery charges in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Wednesday, court records show.

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