Not every accomplice gets a say in the matter.A Maryland man allegedly stole a 3-month-old kitten from a pet store, carried her into a nearby bank and asked an employee to hold the animal moments before handing a teller a note demanding cash, according to police and a local cat rescue.The kitten, named Magnolia, was found unharmed after Prince George's County police arrested the suspect.Beltsville Community Cats later joked on Facebook that her brief "life of crime" was over.FLORIDA MEN INDICTED IN ARMED HOME INVASION WHERE SUSPECT POSED AS UTILITY WORKER, 13-YEAR-OLD ZIP-TIED: DOJMagnolia, a 3-month-old tuxedo kitten, was recovered unharmed after police say a man stole her from a Maryland pet store before attempting to rob a nearby bank.(Beltsville Community Cats via Facebook)The 3-month-old kitten, described by Beltsville Community Cats as a "true purr machine," is still looking for a forever home after her unlikely brush with an attempted bank robbery.Security camera video obtained by NBC Washington shows a man wearing a light-colored T-shirt and black beanie entering Pet Supplies Plus on Baltimore Avenue before running out seconds later carrying the black-and-white tuxedo kitten.Witnesses told the outlet the man ran directly to the nearby PNC Bank in the same shopping center.Stephanie Stullich, with Beltsville Community Cats rescue, said she received a frantic phone call around 10:30 a.m.
from pet store employees reporting Magnolia had been taken from the adoption area.CALIFORNIA SUSPECT'S ALLEGED $30K METH STASH SEIZED AFTER HE LEFT BACKPACK IN RIDESHARE: POLICEMagnolia, a 3-month-old tuxedo kitten, remains available for adoption through Beltsville Community Cats after her unusual role in a failed bank robbery.(Petfinder / Beltsville Community Cats)"I immediately saw all of these police cars, and I thought, 'Wow, that's a heck of a response for a stolen cat,'" Stullich told NBC Washington.
"But then I realized they all were going down to the bank."According t...