What law, if any, did this man violate by knocking on an armored car window?

I don’t know what specific law, but it seems reasonable there should be rules about approaching armored cars carrying who-knows-how-much money. Don’t mess with them! It’s always deemed suspicious, at least, I would think.

Perhaps he was knocking in a rather vigorous manner, such that the driver thought he was being attacked.

@john65pennington Being that he was in an armored car, I wouldn’t blame him for suspecting that as soon as he opened the door he was gonna get a bullet in the brain. The guy is obviously too dumb to be hired either way.

@john65pennington That happened in Charleston, West Virginia.

I think there is something printed on the vehicle that warns not to get any closer than 10 feet.

@Dutchess_III I wonder what happens if you can’t read?

Well, then he probably won’t get THAT job! What reason would anyone have for approaching an armored truck?

I wouldn’t approach an armored truck, but I have had to walk right by them as I am leaving a store. They park right by the front door and if you are on your way in or out…there they are. I always get a bit nervous and don’t look at them.

Um, when they didn’t give up the info, did he wait around for the cops? Maybe you don’t have the whole story.

@wilma I do that too. I look away like I couldn’t be less interested that there’s this tight little armored truck that has, perhaps, millions of dollars in small bills that could take care of my financial needs for the rest of my life only I’m not even thinking about that, honest.

I can’t even get them to arrest my XXX crazy wife for throwing a dozen coffee cups at my car…

The charge was “attempted armed robbery” for purposes of arrest. The armored car driver said the man had a gun (but no weapon was located).

As @chyna pointed out, the incident happened in Charleston,West Virginia, and unless there was a similar incident I’ve missed, it didn’t happen like you described @john65pennington.

From WOWK TV, Charleston: Charleston police are continuing to search for a suspect in the attempted armed robbery of an armored truck Thursday morning.

One person who matches the description of the suspect was questioned, but no arrests had been made as of early Thursday afternoon, according to a news release from Sgt. Eric Hodges, assistant chief of detectives.

The incident happened at 9:02 a.m. at the BB&T Bank at 300 Summers St., Charleston, according to the news release. A Brinks truck was sitting in front of the bank with the driver inside. The driver’s partner was inside the bank.

The driver told police that a black man had tapped on his door glass with a handgun, the news release states. The driver radioed to his partner to stay inside the bank. The suspect walked away from the truck.

Emergency dispatchers broadcast a description of the suspect to area patrol units, according to the news release. The person matching the general description was located on Lee Street near the Clay Center.

The incident remained under investigation Thursday afternoon.

http://www.wowktv.com/story/16163547/man-attempts-to-rob-armored-truck-at-charleston-bank

EDIT: UPDATED STORY: http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/BREAKING_NEWS_Person_Tries_to__134823428.html

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ)—A person questioned in connection with an attempted robbery of an armored truck driver, in downtown Charleston, has been released.

A spokesperson with the Charleston Police Department tells WSAZ.com no one is being charged at this time.

Police questioned a man who matched the description of the attempted robber, but he was not charged. Investigators say they caught up with him shortly after the incident along Lee Street near the Clay Center.

“I was just going to ask the Brinks guy about an application I filled out,” Kieon Sharp said. “I knocked on his window and he looked at me and just waived at me told me basically to scat.”

Police say the attempted robbery happened in front of the BB&T bank building at 300 Summers Street.

The driver of the “Brinks” armored carrier truck told police a man tapped on his window with a handgun. The driver radioed to his partner to stay inside the bank and that’s when the man walked away.

Charleston Police were given a description of the person and later caught up with him.

“It was just a total mess, a misunderstanding,” Sharp said.

At the scene, witnesses told WSAZ.com the man pulled out some type of object, but they weren’t sure if it was a weapon.

“There are extensive security measures involved in these trucks and so it is not a wise decision,” Joe Ciccarelli with the FBI said.

Joe Ciccarelli with the FBI says anytime this type of crime happens the person would not only face state armed robbery charges, but it’s also a federal violation to rob an armored carrier.

At this time, no charges have been filed. The incident is still under investigation.

“Well we don’t have enough to make any arrests and it looks like it may be just a misunderstanding, but we do investigate all of this stuff very thoroughly and make sure everything is good,” Bobby Eggleton with the Charleston Police Department said.

Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the latest information.

Was he really arrested, or just taken into custody pending investigation? It sees perfectly reasonable for someone to stop and ask a truck driver about job openings at his company these days. If the police arrested him on the say-so of the armored truck driver (a private citizen, not police) without any evidence (the gun), they’re opening their department to false arrest charges…