Heroes are hard to come by these days....

This guy so makes my fucking list.

From the Stranger's Last Days column by David Schmader:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
The week continues with the amazing crime saga that commenced this morning outside a Bank of America in Monroe, Washington, after a man wearing a dark blue shirt, jean shorts, and a dust mask pepper-sprayed an armored-truck guard, seized his bag of money, then ran 100 yards to the Skykomish River to make his escape on an inner tube.

Further amazing details come from KING 5, which confirms today's robber not only had serious inner-tubing skills, but also was a dynamite planner:

"In case anyone was hot on his trail, he had at least a dozen unsuspecting decoys waiting nearby, which he recruited on Craigslist.
'I came across the ad that was for a prevailing wage job for $28.50 an hour,' said Mike,
who saw a Craigslist ad last week looking for workers for a road-maintenance project in Monroe. He said he inquired and was e-mailed back with instructions to meet near the Bank of America in Monroe at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday. He also was told to wear certain work clothing. Yellow vest, safety goggles, a respirator mask... and, if possible, a blue shirt.'"

Investigators continue to search for the flash-mob-inspired bank robber, described as "a white man in his 20s, between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-10."

More info from the Seattle Times can be found here:

Did inner-tube robber use Craigslist in heist?
Monroe police are searching for a man who robbed an armored-car guard Tuesday morning then fled with the money — down the Skykomish River on an inner tube.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008217929_robbery01m0.html

Seriously, this made my day!