Read about Tenino man mistaken for bank robber at Tumwater bank …

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

The Olympian reports a Tenino man was treated like a bank robber during a recent visit to Timberland Bank in Tumwater, with employees tripping an alarm that resulted in police drawing their guns and putting him in handcuffs.

News reporter Jeremy Pawloski writes workers thought 59-year-old Thomas Budsberg looked similar to a wanted person they saw on a flyer. Budsberg, a customer, normally uses the branch in Olympia, according to Pawloski.

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2 Responses to “Read about Tenino man mistaken for bank robber at Tumwater bank …”

  1. Dominoe says:
    Friday, September 27, 2013 at 11:46 am

    I’d be switching banks

  2. BobbyinLC says:
    Friday, September 27, 2013 at 10:46 am

    Boy the CEO of the bank is kind of dopey. The silent alarm is only for robberies. Once it is tripped polcie respond differently than for any other type of emergency. They do not come crashing through the front door but set up around teh perimeter. If the button is pushed for a medical emergency the response of EMS would be greatly delayed.
    They have phones in the bank I assume they can use for non-robbery emergencies.