Original Blog Entry: White robber nabbed wearing African-American 'Hollywood' mask

truesee — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:38:47 GMT

White robber nabbed wearing African-American 'Hollywood' mask

Lindsay Goldwert

Daily News Writer

Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 2:15 PM

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office

Detectives say Conrad Zdzierak was initially able to elude the cops because of his disguise, an expensive silicon mask called The Player valued at around $650.

A robber who marauded in a high-quality mask that made him appear African-American was no match for Ohio cops.

Conrad Zdzierak, 30, has been charged with multiple counts of aggravated robbery after robbing four banks and an a CVS pharmacy on April 9, reports ABC News affiliate WFTS in Tampa.

Detectives say Zdzierak was initially able to elude the cops because of his disguise, an expensive silicon mask called The Player valued at around $650.

The suspect seen in the surveillance photographs and that we were looking for, we believed to be an African-American male. The suspect was actually a male, white, who was wearing an elaborate disguise, Springdale, Ohio, Police Lt. Michael Mathis told WFTS.

Investigators believe Zdzierak likely removed the mask between the robberies in order to confuse the cops who believed they were looking a black man.

The authorities caught a break when they spotted a Volvo with its interior splattered with red dye from a dye pack slipped into a bag used to hold the stolen money.

Police found Zdzierak hiding in a motel bathroom.

He wore what I m calling a Hollywood quality mask, Mathis said. These things cost $600-$700.

Police arrested Zdzierak and charged him with six counts of aggravated robbery.

You are the type of villain we read about in novels and see in the movies,'' Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Melissa Powers told Zdzierak in court last Friday.

Zdzierak is being held on $3 million bond.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/04/22/2010-04-22_white_crook_robbed_banks_in_expensive_africanamerican_mask.html?obref=obnetwork#ixzz0x4vD9QKf

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