Cindy Carabeo, 50, made off with more than $6,000 from BB&T Bank, Wells Fargo and Florida Central Credit Union – all situated less than a mile apart in Brandon, Florida – in broad daylight.
In each robbery, she reportedly handed tellers a series of notes threatening their lives.
‘Should you not follow these instructions you will meet your maker,’ one of the messages read, according to the Tampa Bay Times. ‘Should you not do as I say I will not hesitate to SHOOT.’
She also tried to hide her identity with a baseball cap and a pair of sunglasses, CCTV shows.
After stealing thousands of dollars from the three banks, Carabeo, who is unemployed, drove back to her home – unaware that a ruptured dye pack had caused her 2004 Suzuki to emit red smoke.
This helped police to successfully track her down to her apartment complex and arrest her.
She is now facing up to 20 years in prison. Carabeo was unemployed, so the question is why wasn’t she looking for employment if she wanted to throw an extravagant party? My oldest stepdaughter just graduated from high school, and we didn’t throw a party for her. It is a luxury and frankly something rather overdone most of the time. I would tell this woman to get her priorities straight, but it’s probably too late, she may be sitting behind bars for many years.