An alleged bank thief ran past an Iowa TV reporter who was reporting about the bank robbery that happened the day before at the same place. The live report about a string of robberies in the Minnesota area was starting on the morning of December 15, Tuesday, when a bank employee ran up and told the journalist that the criminal had just plundered the building.
Reporter Adam Sallet works for the CBS TV station KIMT-TV in Iowa, according to CBS News. He was reporting in front of Sterling State Bank about a series of robberies that happened in Rochester, Minnesota.
A few seconds after Sallet started his report, a bank employee runs up and tells Sallet that the bank robber has just struck the bank. He points to a running man and identifies him as the thief.
Sallet is surprised by the turn of events. He then realizes what happened, says, "Oh, that's the robber!"
The reporter reminds the viewers that they are watching live TV, and then excuses himself so he can call the 911 emergency number to explain what has happened. He ends the live report and then runs off camera.
Sallet covers the north-central Iowa and south-eastern Minnesota region, according to ABC News. His interesting reaction after seeing the suspected bank thief has helped the video to go viral.
The Iowa journalist told ABC News that he had never had a similar experience while working for years as a news reporter. He called local authorities to describe the suspect and tell them the direction in which he was running.
Sallet tweeted on Tuesday afternoon that the police had arrested the suspect, and it was probably the same person who had robbed the same bank the day before.
The police caught the bank robbery suspect in a stolen vehicle and with illegal drugs. The 36-year-old man is accused of robbing the bank a few minutes before Sallet's live report started.
Here's the strange live TV news report: