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Ore. bank robbery suspect claim posted on Facebook

The Columbian
Published: September 23, 2010, 12:00am

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon bank robbery suspect the FBI has nicknamed the “Where’s Waldo Bandit” has popped up on Facebook to claim responsibility for the crime.

The Oregonian reported one of the FBI’s bank surveillance photos of the suspect in the Tuesday robbery in Tualatin appeared on the Facebook page of Ryan Homsley of Portland, and the FBI is now urging Homsley to surrender.

One Facebook message said “im now a bank robber,” while another post reads, “im doing this to pay for my medical expenses. … live for today!”

Homsley’s brother, Noah Homsley, is a Portland radio DJ. In an interview with KGW-TV, Noah Homsley said his brother has a serious drug problem and is a diabetic.

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