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Great commercial, wrote on Aug 15, 2007 9:16 PM:

" I WENT TO CASH LOANS AND GOT MY MONEY THE SAME DAY! THANKS A-1. "

knew it wrote on Aug 15, 2007 6:27 PM:

" I knew I would come here and see the west side east side dribble. Grow up people and realize that crime is everywhere now in BN. Thanks to our city leaders for uncontrolled growth. "

Race double standard wrote on Aug 15, 2007 3:50 PM:

" If the suspect is not described as a black male, there are jokes about the incident. If the suspect is described as a black male, there is panic, blame to go around and predictions about the demise of Bloomington. Nice double standards, people. True colors. "

dummy wrote on Aug 15, 2007 3:20 PM:

" I bet A-1 was robbed by a kitty-cat on stilts! "

Jason wrote on Aug 15, 2007 2:39 PM:

" Or howbout this guy is a common criminal that thinks that stealing from a young lady at knifepoint is acceptable. I have had these loans before. Perhaps if anyone of you complaining about the interest rate would like to offer me a $500.00 loan with no collateral within minutes of me being there with just a paystub, and a bank statement. Oh! And don't check my credit! I'm good for it! I swear. What? No takers? No one jumping into the vast market void that is a low-interest payday loan? You could make a killing! See all the people complaining about the interest rate? There's definitely a market! Just start by giving me $500. "

Not interested wrote on Aug 15, 2007 2:11 PM:

" Whoa! I received a call from a friend that works in this strip mall, and she said that A-1 is hiring. I was supposed to go in yesterday and fill out an application, I think I'll pass.... "

Dan from LeRoy wrote on Aug 15, 2007 1:29 PM:

" I love you guys and all these comments, This sort of reminds me of the story of Robin Hood. Mabey this guy was fed up with their high intrest rates and was doing the community a favor by robbing them and giving money back to the people who really need it (Intrest free)! We may never know....Stay tuned. "

To Brenstalka: wrote on Aug 15, 2007 1:22 PM:

" I am with you,I think I will join you in this manhunt. Oh, but wait I am a man with a beer belly I might be considered a suspect. Mabey i will just lay low for awhile till they round up the real criminal...lol. "

Peoria guy wrote on Aug 15, 2007 12:55 PM:

" They were robbed? That's a switch! Usually it is the customers that get robbed in those places. "

To: "About time" wrote on Aug 15, 2007 12:48 PM:

" Give me a break. Nobody forces people to borrow money from those places. If people are robbed (in interest payments) it is because they CHOOSE to be robbed. They are not victims!! How about some personal responsibility!? "

TO: To: To: West-Sider and everybody else wrote on Aug 15, 2007 12:45 PM:

" OH PLEASE!!...>>>>>>Is it fireworks? or is it gunshots" guessing game several nights a week "

To: To: Brenstalka wrote on Aug 15, 2007 11:59 AM:

" I think I'll pass on your option. I prefer not to turn into a beer belly myself. Let the fools go the their bars and drink themselves under the table! Of course its always nice to see these girls walking to the bars with hardly no clothes on in the dead of winter going to the bars. "

Amanda wrote on Aug 15, 2007 11:07 AM:

" To all you commenters: Why aren't you reading the Money page and commenting on the Matel toys from China? You probably don't even know that page exists....shows the mentality of these commenters and all the other commenters of all the trivial reports in the Pantagraph. "

Scott Miller wrote on Aug 15, 2007 11:06 AM:

" A GREEK BOY with a beer belly. There are NONE of those in Normal! *rolls eyes* "

To: Brenstalka wrote on Aug 15, 2007 10:46 AM:

" I like the way your mind thinks detective. I say we go undercover and get pi$$ drunk. The only way to smoke 'em out is to drink 'em under the table! "

Brenstalka wrote on Aug 15, 2007 10:37 AM:

" I'm going to go hang out at the bars and see if I can find the guy. Where there's beer, there's beer bellies. Who's with me? "

Common Sense wrote on Aug 15, 2007 10:27 AM:

" They can't give us a description of his skin tone, but can say he has a beer belly? That describes half the males in Bloomington-Normal!!How do they expect the publics help?? "

Amanda wrote on Aug 15, 2007 10:22 AM:

" To Kris: Yes, I laughed outloud at the "beer belly" description. That's a new one. All you beer bellies out there should be outraged that you are being "profiled". "

Kriss wrote on Aug 15, 2007 10:10 AM:

" Okay does no one else find "beer belly" in his discreption funny??? "

To: To: West-Sider and everybody else wrote on Aug 15, 2007 10:00 AM:

" This argument has gotten old, but I would like to point something out. Yes, crime DOES happen all over this city. There has been so much east-side west-side argument, and whenever anything happens on the East side, we all have to hear, "OMG! See! It happens on the East side too!" Sure it does, but where do the criminals committing these acts normally live, squat, or glom off of their baby-mommas? That's right, the west side. It's a shame too, because so much of the area is so historical, and there are many good people who live in the middle of it. And not only is their property value drastically down because of the area of town their house is in, but they have to play the "Is it fireworks? or is it gunshots" guessing game several nights a week. But anyways, regardless of where crime happens, the criminal is usually from the west side. It is just a sad fact. "

$?$? wrote on Aug 15, 2007 9:30 AM:

" Happening too much in a small city. $$$$$$ have been going for quite awhile now. "

About time.. wrote on Aug 15, 2007 9:08 AM:

" not that I approve of this type of action..but therese Financial institutions have been robbing the people for decades..what comes around goes around... "

To:WEST-SIDER wrote on Aug 15, 2007 8:54 AM:

" You are right!-it is on the east side AND right smack dab across from State Farm Corp. OMG!!!! How DARE that man bring that west side stuff over here and contaminate OUR side "

WEST-SIDER wrote on Aug 15, 2007 7:28 AM:

" I believe this is the EAST side of town. "

yo wrote on Aug 15, 2007 7:18 AM:

" It is not safe on the east side of the city with all this crime there. Sure am glad I live out of town now. "

Robinhood wrote on Aug 14, 2007 3:41 PM:

" Maybe this man is stealing our money back for us!! "

NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF!!! wrote on Aug 14, 2007 3:28 PM:

" I SINCERELY HOPE CRIME IS NOT HERE STAY!!! HOWEVER, THE RESPONSES REGARDING INTEREST ARE HILARIOUS!!! "

M_U wrote on Aug 14, 2007 3:06 PM:

" Well now the shoe is on the other foot here. These cash loans businesses usually are the ones who are doing the stealing. If he is caught and stole $500.00, I suspect he should owe, after interest, around $18,000. "

otis wrote on Aug 14, 2007 3:03 PM:

" wonder if hes from chicago "

Wow wrote on Aug 14, 2007 3:01 PM:

" Usually it is A-1 Cash Loans doing the robbing. "

ph0neman wrote on Aug 14, 2007 2:44 PM:

" wonder if they will charge him interest on that loan when he is caught. "

all over the place wrote on Aug 14, 2007 2:25 PM:

" Yes, crime is here and it is here to stay. Mind you it is ALL over Bloomington, NOT just Westside. "

oooh... wrote on Aug 14, 2007 2:13 PM:

" I know him. I have 50-60 male friends in their 20-30's who may have been wearing a blue shirt today. Let's arrest them. How about a FEW more details in the description i.e. height, weight, skin tone, hair color, scars, tattoos..... "

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