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Cops: Man planned to rob Edwards bank


Illegal immigrant, found with stolen guns, did not admit to scheme, police say

Steve Lynn
Vail, CO Colorado
February 6, 2008


EAGLE-VAIL, Colorado — An illegal immigrant was arrested after a text message saying the man was planning to rob an Edwards bank was sent to a teller, Sgt. Greg Daly of the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office said.

Francisco Javier Herrera Ochoa, of Eagle-Vail, stole two pistols from an Eagle-Vail home where he was working construction, Daly said.

Someone — Daly declined to say who — sent a text message to a bank teller saying that Ochoa planned to rob the bank.

Deputy Leonard Valdez found Ochoa at the Eagle-Vail home. Valdez found a .22 caliber pistol in a holster in the waist band of Ochoa’s pants during a search, Daly said.

“As far as we’re concerned, we foiled a bank robbery,â€