A 40-year-old Port Townsend man was arrested Monday, less than a half-hour after a brazen midmorning robbery at a downtown bank a block from the man's apartment. Just before the robbery, witnesses said Nance was seen crouching down in front of the bank, according to Green.Hmmm...signs and portents?
After the heist, he allegedly fled east on Taylor toward the Admiralty Apartments. "People thought it was a little odd when they watched him pull a stocking over his head," said Green, who with Officer Nate
Yep, signs and portents all right.
Holmes arrested Nance near his room at the Admiralty Apartments, 129 Taylor St. "The guy came downstairs, and we determined it was him," said Green, adding that Nance was wearing the same clothes that witnesses described.
| "I'd recognize that stocking mask anywhere, officer!" |