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RadiantEmma11 · 06-26-2011, 02:32 PM

I saw a case of UM the other day...it involved a bank robber who dressed in Middle Eastern attire...a turban and long beard and had a bomb where he blackmailed a cab driver into robbing a bank? Anybody know the name of this case...any updates?

daltonbuck · 06-26-2011, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RadiantEmma11

I saw a case of UM the other day...it involved a bank robber who dressed in Middle Eastern attire...a turban and long beard and had a bomb where he blackmailed a cab driver into robbing a bank? Anybody know the name of this case...any updates?

i remember that one too... unfortunately i don't have any new info. I am sure someone will.

But just let me say... BOO YAH...

zack007attack · 06-26-2011, 05:14 PM

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I saw a case of UM the other day...it involved a bank robber who dressed in Middle Eastern attire...a turban and long beard and had a bomb where he blackmailed a cab driver into robbing a bank? Anybody know the name of this case...any updates?

The robbery took place in Modesto, California. The cab driver was Harvey McCloud. I looked at the case info at unsolved.com/wanted.html. The case is titled "Human Time Bomb". There have been no updates on the case, and even though the statute of limitations has expired for the robbery, the kidnapping charges can still stand.

RadiantEmma11 · 06-26-2011, 05:26 PM

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The robbery took place in Modesto, California. The cab driver was Harvey McCloud. I looked at the case info at unsolved.com/wanted.html. The case is titled "Human Time Bomb". There have been no updates on the case, and even though the statute of limitations has expired for the robbery, the kidnapping charges can still stand.

wow! thats scary...did he actually get away with robbing the bank? or was it just an attempted robbery that was botched?

justins5256 · 06-27-2011, 11:48 AM

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wow! thats scary...did he actually get away with robbing the bank? or was it just an attempted robbery that was botched?

From what I remember of the segment, he did get away with the robbery. I thought he told the cab driver to leave the briefcase containing the money in the cab, then to walk to a payphone and await a call at which point he would be given instructions to disarm the bomb. The call never came and the bomb squad responded. I would imagine this was all subterfuge so the robber could get back to the abandoned cab and retrieve the briefcase.

RadiantEmma11 · 06-27-2011, 01:31 PM

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From what I remember of the segment, he did get away with the robbery. I thought he told the cab driver to leave the briefcase containing the money in the cab, then to walk to a payphone and await a call at which point he would be given instructions to disarm the bomb. The call never came and the bomb squad responded. I would imagine this was all subterfuge so the robber could get back to the abandoned cab and retrieve the briefcase.

WOWWWW...any idea how much he stole?

JPV · 04-01-2016, 12:32 PM

No update on the case but doing a search on the cab driver, Harvey McCloud, he apparently died in 2006.

I can't post a link (since I'm a new user) but you can do a Google search and one of the results is from Find a Grave.

UMLongtimefan · 04-03-2016, 02:05 AM

Whenever I see this segment I think of the pizza bomber case

Arnold_OldSchool · 04-21-2018, 02:58 AM

I was pretty surprised watching this that it had no resolution. It seemed to have the hallmarks of a case where the clues (limited though they may be) would lead to a solution

SDR-1970 · 04-21-2018, 04:48 AM

Is this segment available on amazon prime?

DALLASTEXAN!! · 04-21-2018, 06:55 AM

I think it is on prime. don't recall the season/episode though.

Arnold_OldSchool · 04-22-2018, 07:36 AM

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Is this segment available on amazon prime?

Late season 8 or early 9. Just watched it Friday.

SDR-1970 · 04-22-2018, 08:59 AM

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Late season 8 or early 9. Just watched it Friday.

Thanks

Latka Gravas · 03-11-2021, 10:24 PM

Just saw this Harvey McCloud case. This criminal was a piece of garbage; he preyed on this elderly cab driver & made him think he had a live device strapped to him & used this to make the guy rob the bank for him. Glad this was an intentional dud & that everyone survived here.

Too bad this criminal hasn't been found; he deserves severe punishment for this crime.

Yes, this does remind me of the more well-known 2003 P.B. case from PA - that had a much darker outcome.

bell83 · 03-12-2021, 09:35 AM

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Yes, this does remind me of the 2003 P.B. case from PA - that had a much darker outcome.

When the Pizza Bomber case happened, this was the FIRST thing I thought of. I always wondered if they had seen this segment.

06-26-2011, 02:32 PM	#1
RadiantEmma11 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 25, 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 85	Question about case? I saw a case of UM the other day...it involved a bank robber who dressed in Middle Eastern attire...a turban and long beard and had a bomb where he blackmailed a cab driver into robbing a bank? Anybody know the name of this case...any updates?

03-11-2021, 10:24 PM	#14
Latka Gravas Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 27, 2019 Location: United States Posts: 397	Just saw this Harvey McCloud case. This criminal was a piece of garbage; he preyed on this elderly cab driver & made him think he had a live device strapped to him & used this to make the guy rob the bank for him. Glad this was an intentional dud & that everyone survived here. Too bad this criminal hasn't been found; he deserves severe punishment for this crime. Yes, this does remind me of the more well-known 2003 P.B. case from PA - that had a much darker outcome.
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04-01-2016, 12:32 PM	#7
JPV Member Forum Cub Join Date: Mar 28, 2016 Location: Oregon Posts: 2	No update on the case but doing a search on the cab driver, Harvey McCloud, he apparently died in 2006. I can't post a link (since I'm a new user) but you can do a Google search and one of the results is from Find a Grave.

04-03-2016, 02:05 AM	#8
UMLongtimefan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 08, 2006 Location: ??? Posts: 161	Whenever I see this segment I think of the pizza bomber case

04-21-2018, 02:58 AM	#9
Arnold_OldSchool Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 16, 2006 Posts: 681	I was pretty surprised watching this that it had no resolution. It seemed to have the hallmarks of a case where the clues (limited though they may be) would lead to a solution

04-21-2018, 04:48 AM	#10
SDR-1970 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 12, 2017 Location: England Posts: 27	Is this segment available on amazon prime?

04-21-2018, 06:55 AM	#11
DALLASTEXAN!! Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2007 Location: Devil's Backbone Posts: 3,146	I think it is on prime. don't recall the season/episode though.