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Suspected 'Cyborg' bank robber arrested

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Bank surveillance photo of the so-called Cyborg Bandit. (FBI photo)

The FBI and local law enforcement agencies today announced the arrest of a 44-year-oldEverettman suspected to be a serial bank robber.

The man is believed to be responsible for30 bank robberies in King and Snohomish counties, according to the FBI.The robbersdisguises while carrying out the stickups have earned him two nicknames: Cyborg Bandit and Elephant Man Bandit.

During the course of the investigation, law enforcementidentified a van they believed was associated with the bank robber, the FBI said in a news release.

Around 2 p.m. yesterday,the van was spotted near the Key Bank branch on 25th Avenue Northeast in Seattles University District neighborhood, the FBI said.A man inside the van appeared to watch the bank for two hours before he was observed putting on a mask and entering the bank.

Key Bank reported a robbery by a masked man around 4:30 p.m., according to the FBI. Detectives were waiting for the man when he left the bank.

Detectives also served a search warrant at his North Everett home and recovered evidence that supports proceeding with the investigation, the FBI said.

The get-up that earned the bank robber the nickname Elephant Man Bandit. (FBI photo)

During some bank robberies, the robber covered his face with a metallic-like textured fabric, earning him the nickname Cyborg Bandit.Investigators also nicknamed him the Elephant Man Robber because at times he covered his head with a shirt or other material with two small eye holes and resembled the character from the 1980 David Lynch movie The Elephant Man.

The FBI frequently gives bank robbers nicknames to keep them in the public eye.In addition to banks in Seattle, the suspect is believed to be responsible for robberies in Lynnwood, Mill Creek, Woodinville, Everett, Mukilteo, Bellevue, Bothell, Kirkland, Marysville and Shoreline.

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Cyborg Bandit caught, wanted for bank robberies in two counties, three in Bothell

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Seattle Safe Streets Task Force officers arrested a man whom they believe is both the Cyborg Bandit and the Elephant Man serial bank robbers.

The task force arrested a 44-year-old Everett man immediately after he exited a Key Bank in the University District of Seattle on Feb. 11 shortly after 4:30 p.m.

Task force investigators nicknamed the bank robber, who wore a metallic-like, textured fabric over his face, the Cyborg Bandit because of the materials similar appearance to cyborgs and Cylons in science fiction productions. Investigators nicknamed the bank robber who covered his head with a shirt or other material bearing two small eye holes the Elephant Man Bandit because of the similarity to a character in a movie of the same name. Combining bank robberies attributed to each nicknamed robber, investigators believe the subject in custody may be responsible for 30 bank robberies throughout King and Snohomish Counties, including three in Bothell.

All three robberies in Bothell took place at a Whidbey Island Bank with the first occurring on March 29, second on July 5 and third on Oct. 23

Through the lengthy, joint investigation with partners across the two counties, investigators identified a van they believed was associated with the Cyborg Bandit. The van with a lone, white, male driver began to drive around the Key Bank on 25th Avenue NE in the University District of Seattle. After two hours of surveillance, he was observed putting on a mask and entering the bank around 2 p.m. Key Bank reported a robbery by a masked man around 4:30 p.m. When the previously observed individual exited the bank, task force agents arrested the man on probable cause.

A search warrant was immediately sought for the subjects North Everett residence. The Everett Police Department served the search warrant at approximately midnight on Feb. 12 with the assistance of the task force and other FBI personnel. Investigators recovered sufficient evidence to support proceeding with the investigation.

The task force continues to investigate the bank robberies attributed to the Cyborg Bandit and/or the Elephant Man.

The bank robberies usually took place in the late afternoon and the subject generally wore latex gloves and covered his face.

The Seattle Safe Streets Task Force includes members from the FBI, Auburn Police Department, Bellevue Police Department, King County Sheriffs Office and Seattle Police Department. This joint investigation also combines the investigative and analytic expertise of the Snohomish County Sheriffs Office and Bothell, Edmonds, Everett, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo and Shoreline police departments.

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Cyborg Bandit caught, wanted for bank robberies in two counties, Kirkland

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Seattle Safe Streets Task Force officers arrested a man whom they believe is both the Cyborg Bandit and the Elephant Man serial bank robbers.

The task force arrested a 44-year-old Everett man immediately after he exited a Key Bank in the University District of Seattle on Feb. 11 shortly after 4:30 p.m.

Task force investigators nicknamed the bank robber, who wore a metallic-like, textured fabric over his face, the Cyborg Bandit because of the materials similar appearance to cyborgs and Cylons in science fiction productions. Investigators nicknamed the bank robber who covered his head with a shirt or other material bearing two small eye holes the Elephant Man Bandit because of the similarity to a character in a movie of the same name. Combining bank robberies attributed to each nicknamed robber, investigators believe the subject in custody may be responsible for 30 bank robberies throughout King and Snohomish Counties, including the Totem Lake Wells Fargo in Kirkland on Nov. 30, 2013.

Through the lengthy, joint investigation with partners across the two counties, investigators identified a van they believed was associated with the Cyborg Bandit. The van with a lone, white, male driver began to drive around the Key Bank on 25th Avenue NE in the University District of Seattle. After two hours of surveillance, he was observed putting on a mask and entering the bank around 2 p.m. Key Bank reported a robbery by a masked man around 4:30 p.m. When the previously observed individual exited the bank, task force agents arrested the man on probable cause.

A search warrant was immediately sought for the subjects North Everett residence. The Everett Police Department served the search warrant at approximately midnight on Feb. 12 with the assistance of the task force and other FBI personnel. Investigators recovered sufficient evidence to support proceeding with the investigation.

The task force continues to investigate the bank robberies attributed to the Cyborg Bandit and/or the Elephant Man.

The bank robberies usually took place in the late afternoon and the subject generally wore latex gloves and covered his face.

The Seattle Safe Streets Task Force includes members from the FBI, Auburn Police Department, Bellevue Police Department, King County Sheriffs Office and Seattle Police Department. This joint investigation also combines the investigative and analytic expertise of the Snohomish County Sheriffs Office and Bothell, Edmonds, Everett, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo and Shoreline police departments.

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Robocop [2014] [PG-13] – 2.6.5

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A Detroit police officer (Joel Kinnaman) suffers life-threatening injuries in a car bombing but receives a second chance by becoming a cyborg in OmniCorp's Robocop Program. To his wife's (Abbie Cornish's) dismay, he becomes emotionless as the police department's number one crime fighter. Also with Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael K Williams and Jackie Earle Haley. Directed by Jose Padilha. [2:00]

SEX/NUDITY 2 - In the background of one scene a woman wearing a shirt that ends at mid-thigh and a man fight in an alley; he pushes her down and the scene ends (a possible rape is implied). A husband and his wife kiss and he removes her sweater to reveal a bra and cleavage; he lies on top of her on the bed, kisses her and they are interrupted by outside noises that cause him to leave the room. A husband kisses his wife briefly. A wife hugs her husband while he is wearing heavy body armor and he does not respond. A woman wears a low cut black suit that reveals part of her bra and cleavage. Robots scan people for weapons and can see the outline of breasts. We hear that a male criminal was convicted of rape.

VIOLENCE/GORE 6 - A man leaves his house at night to see why his car alarm is going off and when he opens the driver's door the car explodes to fill the screen with flames; we see the frame of the burning car, a blackened body lying on the porch steps and a hospital photo later shows the man's blotchy red and scarred body missing the left leg from mid-thigh to foot, the right arm and most of one eye; we hear that his spinal cord is severed and he suffered 4th degree burns on 80% of his body and could die. A mother, father and teen son argue about a war and about whether to kill enemies; the father leaves the house, meets comrades who gather rifles and they go into the streets to fight; the father wears wires and explosives on his shirt and the streets fill with smoke and fire as guns are discharged and hand-held cannons are fired; robots and people fall (we see no blood), drones fly overhead and the teen boy jumps from a roof onto the top of a jeep and pulls out a large knife; a robot walker targets him, shoots him several times with automatic gunfire, killing him (no blood is seen) as his mother screams. At an outdoor press conference, a cyborg jumps into the crowd to arrest a murderer and shoots the man, who falls dead (no blood is shown); we hear that a child saw the incident and was traumatized. A cyborg enters a police department accompanied by his partner and confronts two detectives; the cyborg shoots both detectives after arresting them and presenting the evidence; then he confronts the police chief and nearly shoots her, but his supervisor cuts off his power. Corporate soldiers take a cyborg to a laboratory and place him on a stand when a scientist runs in, shouting, and wakes the cyborg up; other soldiers try to break into the lab by shooting the bulletproof glass around the lab and when they break the glass the cyborg shoots them (they all fall, presumably dead) and we see some blood in patches on the cyborg's face. A cyborg shoots robots, jumps on top of a walker robot and shoots into its body, destroying it, followed by a police SWAT jeep running over it; the cyborg is shot in the back and he falls, and another man shoots the shooter in the back, presumably killing him; a man receives a leg wound and we see some blood and the cyborg loses one arm and part of his visor. A cyborg shoots a man as the man points a gun at the cyborg, his wife and little boy and the cyborg collapses (we see a large blood spatter behind the dead man's head). Three men make a drug deal in an alley when a cyborg roars up on a motorcycle and shoots one man as he climbs a wall (no blood is seen), then threatens a second man with heavy electroshock that will make him lose control of bladder and bowels; the man gives the cyborg information. A cyborg arrives at a warehouse at night where dozens of thugs inside wear night vision goggles and hold large caliber rifles and handguns; gunfire breaks out and we see many sparks, flashes of fire, red lights and we hear some men grunt as they fall, presumably dead; at the end of the fight, the cyborg turns on the lights and we see men lying on the floor, dead. Two undercover detectives meet with illegal gun dealers in a restaurant; gunfire breaks out, one man jumps through a glass door (shattering it) to the street and another one is blown through a glass window when he is shot (we see some blood). A cyborg shoots a man's exoskeleton with a shot set on "stun" and the man falls, writhing in pain as sparks travel around his body. A cyborg approaches a car and punches through the driver's side window, breaks a man's arm, pulls him out, and steps on the man's hand to obtain information; the man screams and gives the information. In the background of one scene, a woman and a man fight in an alley; he pushes her down and the scene ends (a possible rape is implied). During the upload of a police department database, a cyborg becomes agitated, having a seizure until his power is cut off (he flashes back to the car bombing that injured him several times). An injured cop wakes up and finds his body transplanted into a computerized, armored machine; he becomes angry, wails, shouts and grabs a scientist by the throat (he drops the scientist, unharmed), then runs into the street, jumping over a high wall; outside, his electrical power cuts off from a console in an office and he collapses unconscious in a rice paddy; the cop later says to tell his family that he is dead. We see an injured cop in a hospital room with an oxygen tube attached to his nose and we hear that he will recover as a machine reads his vital signs beside the bed (his face appears somewhat abraded). When a scientist manipulates part of a cyborg's brain tissue with an instrument, he causes the cyborg to say that he tastes peanut butter, which he does not like. A cyborg enters a weapons room where there are dozens of large caliber handguns along the walls, two of which are given to the cyborg and he is put through a shooting obstacle course to fight robots with guns; a lot of loud shooting, sparks and flames from gun barrels are seen and the cyborg defeats all the robots. During a second obstacle course, the cyborg has received "combat mode" software and reacts faster against a larger number of robots, decapitating one of them in a shower of sparks; his supervisor threatens him with pain and malfunction if the supervisor would shoot the cyborg with the largest caliber gun, especially in the face. A cyborg spends each night plugged into hoses equipped with sensors to read vital signs, a dialysis unit and liquid nutrition; during sleep, his blood runs through the hoses for cleaning and to receive nutrients; in one scene, he stands in front of a mirror as his robotic parts come unattached and we see the organic parts that consist of his face and brain (visible through a glass upper skull), lungs (visible and breathing under glass), throat organs and one hand; he receives new robotic parts twice in this manner and during one brain operation, we see into the top of the brain, which is moderately bloody, as a scientist removes some small metal parts. We see photos of patients that show an ex-cop without legs from mid-thigh to foot, another ex-cop paralyzed and slumped in a wheelchair and an overweight ex-cop with only stumps for arms and legs. A detective argues with two other detectives about whether they are corrupt; the police chief says she will take care of corruption through internal investigations. Men argue about black market gun sales. One man asks another man to kill a police detective and the first man says it's too dangerous. We hear that a male criminal was convicted of rape. During a senate hearing a senator asks a robotics CEO what a robot feels if it's killing a child and the CEO replies, "Nothing." A training officer calls a cyborg "it" and Tin Man, telling everyone who will listen that cyborgs are inferior to robots. A news reporter declares that America needs more cyborgs on the streets to cut crime rates to "0" and that cyborg technology can save more wounded law enforcement officers. The media calls for the use of androids on US city streets to fight crime. A little boy looks scared and breathes heavily when he meets his father who has become a cyborg. Numerous tall robots and security droids that look like Star Wars Imperial Walkers flood onto the streets in several locales and frighten people; a woman screams at one of the walkers (she is unharmed). Robots scan people for weapons and can see muscle and bones. American troops in wars of the future are replaced by drones and heavily armed robots.

PROFANITY 5 - 1 F-word and 1 not fully-enunciated F-word derivative, 10 scatological terms (1 not fully-enunciated), 3 anatomical terms, 12 mild obscenities, exclamations (shut-up), name-calling (idiot, "it," Tin Man, robophobic, monkey, clown, monster, bullying imperialists), stereotypical references to corporations, CEOs, reporters, corrupt police officers, scientists, mercenary soldiers, families, Detroit, Blacks, the Chinese, 1 religious profanity (GD), 8 religious exclamations (e.g. Holy Christ, Oh My God, Christ, For Christ's Sakes). [profanity glossary]

SUBSTANCE USE - Anesthesia is used during a brain operation (we do not see it administered), a scientist adjusts a cyborg's dopamine levels to eliminate his emotional responses, a scientist states that drugs are affecting a cyborg but we see none administered, we hear that a cyborg received antidepressants in order to have good dreams, and three men in an alley make a drug deal and pass small packets of gray powder. Glasses of wine are shown on dinner tables in a restaurant (no one is seen drinking), a man drinks a bottle of beer in his kitchen, men and women drink from bottles of beer at a garden party, a man drinks from a glass of whiskey at an outdoor bar, and a man sits before a glass of whiskey and the bottle that are on his desk (he is not shown drinking).

DISCUSSION TOPICS - Corporate greed, politics, media influence, technology, crime, consequences, robots, emotions, relationships, justice, reconciliation.

MESSAGE - Bionics can be used for good with community and corporate support and adequate regulation.

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Emilia Clarke voted Most Desirable Woman of 2014

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Emilia Clarke Mother of Dragons and Cyborg-Killing Messiahs has been voted the most desirable woman in the world by AskMen.com, following a rigid electoral process that saw more than 1 million votes.

Clarke is joined in the list of Top 99 Most Desirable Women in the world by her Game of Thrones co-stars Oona Chaplin (Talisa Stark) and Rose Leslie (Ygritte). The Top Five also includes Emma Watson (#5) and Jennifer Lawrence (#4), the stars at the center of two of the hugest movie franchises ever, but theyre both edged out by unofficial Internet girlfriend Alison Brie (at #2) and that-girl-from-Blurred-Lines Emily Ratajkowski (at #3.)

In other news, Beyonc is not in the top 10, which strongly implies that an epidemic of blindness broke out among the voters. And Robin Wright (#95) is just two places behind her daughter Dylan Penn (#93). Pause to imagine Robin Wright and Dylan Penn having their daily phone check-in:

Robin Wright: Dylanator! Hows life? Dylan Penn: Mama Rob! Life is rad. Im dating Steve McQueens grandson! Hows biz? Robin Wright: Baby doll, biz is rockin. I got a little show dropping this Friday, you mightve heard of itHouse of Cards? Dylan Penn: Heard of it? Im like BFFles with the stone-cold hottie who won a Golden Globe for that show. Robin Wright: Haha! Dylan Penn: Haha! Robin Wright: Oh yo, hold up, B-Foster just tweeted me a link to some website. Most Desirable Women? Dylan Penn: Oh yeah, I was gonna ask about that. Did you see the list? Robin Wright: Dylan Penn: Mom? Robin Wright: Youre dead to me.

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La Grange robotics club, the Cyborg Eagles, creating tomorrow's engineers

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LA GRANGE Sure, they might build mini versions of the stuff in tech movies such as Transformers, but its not all fun and games for La Granges first robotics team. The team of four that call themselves the Cyborg Eagles pack a mighty punch.

Jonah Reardon, 14; Nate Wolcott, 14; Nate Reardon, 15; and Jack Ducham, 15 all from La Grange make up one of the smallest rookie teams under the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology program. Together, the young tinkerers have conceptualized and created a robot entirely from scratch and entirely by chance.

Ive always wanted to make a robot because I thought it would be cool, Jonah said. His brother and father, who are both involved in the team, planted that cool bug in Jonahs brain at a young age.

My older brother got into robotics ... so I wanted to join him, too, because I thought it was cool, Jonah said.

The Cyborg Eagles didnt start out as a quest to fulfill a robotics passion though. In fact, it was much more simple; a family affair spearheaded by the Reardon family.

Ive got some genetic involvement with a good portion of the team at this point, said John Reardon, the teams coach, and father of Noah and Jonah.

After about a month of making hour-long trips back and forth to the Technical Center of DuPage with his kids and their friends for fun, a counselor and now mentor to the team, suggested John start a robotics team.

We were kind of pushed into it, John said.

Soon after, the Reardon household quickly became the meeting site for all things robotics. The family interest spurred the launch of team. The Cyborg Eagles started as a FIRST Lego League team and advanced to the next level, a FIRST Tech Challenge team after only a year.

When we started building the robot, parts would go to different families to work on, John said. It became kind of like a family activity, which is one of the things I enjoy most about it.

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