Looking back: ‘Scarred lip bandit’ robs bank and men survive after being electrically shocked

IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking backmost astatine what life was for illustration during nan week of Sept. 16 to Sept. 22 successful eastbound Idaho history.

1900-1925

ALMO — A man had a “serious accident” while moving successful Almo, which resulted successful breaking his jaw successful 3 places, The Burley Herald reported connected Sept. 20, 1919.

D.A. Stout was “cranking a threshing engine,” but nan crank did not merchandise and “flew around,” striking Stout’s jaw. He was taken to Burley and later taken to nan Twin Falls Hospital.

“He had to person a sheet made for his rima to return nan spot of teeth that are missing,” nan insubstantial explained. “The cognition was a astir difficult one.”

The article continues, “His look had to beryllium trim unfastened truthful arsenic to get astatine nan jaw bone, and nan diligent showed awesome nervus by opinionated each nan cutting without taking anesthetic.”

After nan operation, nan problem was really to provender nan injured man since his “teeth and jaw are retired of commission.”

Despite nan injury, nan man was “resting easily.”

1926-1950

IDAHO FALLS — The caller FM Idaho Falls constabulary power was going to statesman broadcasting messages complete nan weekend, nan Idaho Falls Post Register reported connected Sept. 16, 1949.

Paul Crowder, Idaho Falls Police Department power technician, announced nan recently installed position to beryllium known arsenic KOA-549 was fixed nan greenish ray to run aft receiving general support from Washington, D.C.

“The caller station, 1 of 4 250 watt constabulary units successful Idaho, clamps an important conception successful nan statewide connection system,” nan article states. “The different 250 watt stations are astatine Pocatello, Boise and Lewiston, pinch 50 watt stations astatine different cardinal cities successful Idaho.”

Prior to this time, nan constabulary power operated connected nan aged AM strategy while astir of nan authorities had shifted to nan much businesslike FM level.

Shown operating Idaho Falls’ powerful caller wave modulation 250 watt constabulary power position which will statesman broadcasting Saturday greeting is Paul Crowder, constabulary power technician. Caption dated Sept. 16, 1949. | Courtesy Idaho Falls Post Register

1951-1975

BLACKFOOT — A “scarred articulator bandit” who stole $8,300 was being sought by police, nan Idaho Falls Post Register reported connected Sept. 16, 1952.

The robber stole from nan Idaho Bank and Trust Company connected Monday afternoon. A “roadblock dragnet complete East Idaho” did not activity and nan fishy remained connected nan run.

“Road blocks were operated during nan nighttime but nary trace of a fishy was found,” nan article reads. “One extremity of a suspicious looking car was reported during nan nighttime but nary hint was unearthed.”

Bingham County Deputy Sheriff Melvin Miles said they didn’t person “much of thing to spell on.”

“The explanation is surely meager,” Lt. Robert McCall of East Idaho’s authorities constabulary unit told nan Post Register. “Outside of nan scarred lip, which whitethorn not beryllium definite, each we really cognize is that nan fishy is complete 21 years and white.”

LeRoy Pendlebury, nan teller who was forced to manus complete nan money, said nan man came into nan slope astir 1:40 p.m.

“He went complete to a cheque penning guidelines and scribbled connected nan backmost of a blank check,” he said. “He shoved it done nan model and rested a weapon connected nan grill.”

Pendlebury recalled nan statement said, “Fill this sack.”

Pendlebury said he started to return loose bills from his drawer erstwhile nan man said, “I’ll return that box.”

“That box” held astir of nan money, according to Pendlebury.

“Pendlebury said nan gunman told him, ‘Don’t make immoderate sound and you won’t get hurt,'” nan article mentioned. “So he waited until he sewage retired nan doorway earlier (he) deed nan siren buzzer.”

Witnesses told constabulary nan man dumped nan mini bills into a sack and ran from nan bank, but couldn’t opportunity whether personification was waiting successful a car. However, officers believed nan robber whitethorn person had 1 accomplice.

Pendlebury said he ran to nan doorway to effort and spot nan robber but “no 1 was connected nan street.”

“I retrieve reasoning really different that was,” he said. “I couldn’t spot him anywhere.”

Local and authorities constabulary were moving pinch nan Federal Bureau of Investigation connected nan case.

1976-2000

POCATELLO — Two men survived aft being electrically shocked, nan Idaho State Journal reported connected Sept. 19, 1976.

Voyde Ward, of Roberts, and George Carter, of McCammon, were astatine nan Bannock Paving Co. slag income gait successful Pocatello erstwhile nan mishap happened.

They were guiding a conveyor that was being moved by a crane which struck a 2300 volt powerfulness statement soon earlier 9 p.m. Friday, according to nan Power County Sheriff’s Department.

The mishap trim nan powerfulness statement to nan Pocatello Municipal Airport. Lights astatine nan airdrome were disconnected for astir 1 hour.

The men were listed successful unchangeable information astatine Bannock Memorial Hospital.