Boy found doors of closed bank open
February 17, 2008
Many banking customers in the North Yorkshire area may be experiencing concerns over their account security after on bank in the area was found to have left its doors open despite the fact that the bank was closed and staff had gone home. Luckily the discovery was made not by a hardened criminal looking to get hold of cash or sensitive data but by a five year old boy who spotted some toys that he wanted to play with inside the branch.
According to reports the boy, Oliver Pettigrew, spotted some toys in the bank and simply strolled in to the branch, leaving his father standing there amazed. His father stated that as soon as he realised what had happened he called the police to advise them. The little boy was praised by authorities and bank officials, and received a reward of £10, which was placed into his account.
Bank officials have said that the incident occurred because of a problem with the electrical system that controlled the doors, with one official stating: “In most of our branches we have electronic doors so they don’t have a key lock and there had been a malfunction in one of the devices that actually puts the bolt across.”
The mother of the five year old said that it was lucky that it was her five year old son that walked into the branch and discovered the problem, rather than someone with less than honourable intentions.
She said: “We couldn’t quite believe it when Oliver ran into the bank. It’s our local bank so we’re in there all the time and he ran in to play with the toys. But it might not have been a little five-year-old who was looking for toys.”
Tom Smith
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