Hialeah woman feigns car trouble to lure bank customers into robbery ― but only got $8, cops say

HIALEAH, Fla. — A Hialeah woman lured two victims leaving a bank into an armed robbery in a Presidente Supermarket parking lot after pretending to need a jump for her vehicle, police said.

But, according to an arrest report, suspect Laura Elena Leyva made a serious miscalculation: She didn’t realize that the women had been there to deposit, rather than withdraw, money ― and didn’t even make off with enough cash to pay for a fast food meal nowadays.

Hialeah police said Leyva, 23, pulled into the Chase Bank branch at 1546 W. 49th St. soon after the victims arrived after midnight to deposit money…

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