Nicholasville bankrobber holds up wrong building

From the Lexington Herald-Leader, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009:

NICHOLASVILLE — A would-be armed robber left empty-handed Tuesday after realizing that his intended target was no longer a bank but the office of a local water district.

About 1 p.m. Tuesday, a man entered the office of the Jessamine South Elkhorn Water District at 802 South Main Street — formerly a branch of Farmers Bank — showed a revolver and demanded money, Nicholasville police spokesman Scott Harvey said.

Harvey said an employee told the man, "We really don't have any money."

Harvey said the robber responded: "I know you have money. It's a bank."

But he was told, "No, sir, it's not a bank anymore."

"He looked around, realized it wasn't, and he left with nothing," Harvey said.

No one was hurt in the robbery attempt.

The water district has been in the former bank building since Dec. 15, said Diana Clark, office manager for the water district.