Which way did he go George, which way did he go??

There are stupid criminals, and dumbass cops!!

Gunman gives police slip before 7-hour 'stakeout'

Mon Jan 30, 11:35 AM ET

Around 100 police officers staked out a suspected armed robber at a Zurich bank for nearly seven hours on Monday, only to find the man had already fled minutes after the alarm was raised, police said.

Police stormed the branch of Credit Suisse, opposite a police station, at around 1445 CET (1:45 p.m. British time), having tried for hours to establish contact with the assailant who was suspected of holding two employees hostage.

The drama was broadcast live on Swiss television, but it seemed the gunman had already given the slip.

"On the basis of current police information, it must be assumed that the suspect fled before the first police officers arrived on the scene," police said in a statement.

Local residents were told to remain indoors and a section of the suburb was cordoned off as police sought to bargain with the man after a third employee raised the alarm.

In fact, the employees, a male trainee and woman, had locked themselves in rooms the gunman could not enter and did not know he had already fled. They were found uninjured but traumatised by the stake-out.