Earlier this afternoon, I went
into my bank branch. When I arrived in the parking lot,
there was a young man pacing back & forth outside of
the bank.
A man was leaving the bank and the "pacer"
approached him. I did not hear their conversation, but
as I got out of my car, I overhead him say "No man, I
don't think so". I attempted to walk by him, but he
approached me and asked "Hey, do you have any
crack?" Strange, but true. I replied with "No" and
continued toward the door. He then asked if I had any
money and by this time I was getting a little
nervous.
As I entered the bank, I saw his reflection in the
glass in front of me. He was following me in. There
were no other customers in the bank & I headed for the
teller I normally visit. I told her the guy was behaving
very suspiciously and she said that she was aware, as
he had been in the bank a few minutes earlier and
left.
The man was standing very close behind me and I
heard this voice in my head telling me to get out. I
literally felt as though someone was turning me around
& pointing me toward the door.
I turned to look at the man who had followed me in
and he was perspiring, had this wild look in his eyes and
had one hand in his coat pocket. I picked up my
transaction and told the teller I would return later. I
was almost frantic by the time I left.
After I got into the car, I heard my inner voice
telling me to go across the street and call the police. I
drove across the street to a store and told them I felt
there was a potential bank robbery in progress and
asked to use their phone. While I was speaking with
the police dispatcher, she informed me that the bank
alarm had just been called in. The police were already
in the parking lot. The dispatcher thanked me for calling
and told me I very well may have saved some people's
lives.
I can honestly say that I believe I was guided to
get out of that bank.
