Posted on Wed, Nov. 11, 2009
By Mari A. Schaefer
We have all done it - forgot to turn off the lights or pay a bill, or left our lunch on the kitchen counter.
Sometime overnight, someone at a bank in Upper Darby forgot to lock the door, giving new meaning to "open 24 hours."
Oops.
No worries. Nothing was missing, police say.
Around 9:10 this morning, police received a call for a possible robbery at the M&T Bank at 824 Lansdowne Ave. When they arrived, they found a customer waiting outside.
The man, who was trying to make a cash drop for his business, entered through the unlocked rear door. Seeing no one inside and the lights off, he called police. About the same time, the alarms went off.
"It sounds like the cleaning company just forgot to re-secure the doors," Sgt. Scott Lewis said. He said police did check and found damp, newly cleaned carpets inside.
There was no way to check with the bank today for comment. It was closed - well, almost closed - for Veterans Day.
But, M&T Bank does have security on its mind.
According to its Web site, the 150-year-old bank touts "a long-standing tradition of careful, conservative and consistent management."
There's even a little padlock icon on the bank's site next to the question "Do you know how to keep your information secure?"
Contact staff writer Mari A. Schaefer at 610-892-9149 or mschaefer@phillynews.com.
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