they caught ellenwood decided in a black wig hands a note to a teller. it said she had a bomb on her and demanded money. ellenwood walked out with $1900 in cash and got away with the heist for two weeks just laying low at a retirement community less than five miles senior citizen showed up at police headquarters on monday turning herself in for a crime that probably no one would have suspected her of committing. >> it's been a long-standing joke at the st. petersburg police department as well as others across the nation. if you want to catch somebody, hang out at the front desk. they always turn themselves in. it's a joke. very rarely does that occur and especially for a bank robber. >> ellenwood told police she all over the news. while she said the bomb was a hoax, she didn't tell officers why she robbed the bank in the first place. once she starmented to question her, she asked for a lawyer. in st. pete, crystal clark, fox 13 news. >>> right now st. pete police are looking for the man you see right there in that surveillance photo. they say he robbed a

petersburg police arrested 65-year-old janice ellenwood for robbing the bank of america on 62nd avenue north. she say she waited two weeks before turning herself in. crystal clark is live now from the bank that was hit. crystal, she like a bank robber. >> reporter: this was a heist that she planned out from what we can tell. now, she came into the bank wearing a disguise to look younger, and to make sure bank workers complied, she told them she had a bomb. you'd expect to see a face like this handing out cookies. >> reporter: st. pete police say looks can be deceiving. this is the same woman on november 7th surveillance video captured her wearing a long dark wig. she casually passed a note to the teller claiming to have a bomb. ellenwood got away with $1900 and for two weeks no one could find this mystery robber until monday. >> a 65-year-old lady walked into the front desk of the st. petersburg police crime. >> reporter: she wouldn't say what she did. instead she directed the officer to a news release about the bank robbery. >> she said her picture was all over the news, and she wante

ellenwood turned herself in yesterday saying she robbed the bank back on november 7th. investigators say she passed a note to the teller saying she had a bomb. month is making a miraculous recovery, officer canal is moved to a regular move. last month the crash left him badly injured and killed the woman he piled over to help. penelas started a rehab program that he will likely be for the next year but friends say he is determined to get back on the job. >> he's been able to walk 14 feet, which is a huge accomplishment in such a short period of time, and his spirits are great. he's to get back to normal. >> glad to hear that. deputy penelas currently receiving workers' comp, and his wife who is also a polk sheriff's office deputy, is taking unpaid leave during his recovery. there is a go fund me set up to help them. $8,000 has been raised so far and a spaghetti fundraiser will be held tuesday at bartow high. >>> president-elect trump has changed his tune on climate too. let's bring in craig patrick to break this all down. this is a lot in one day, craig. >> yeah, we ind

department and said she is wanted for a crime she told him look at up so he did. 65-year-old janice ellenwood was prompting arrested for robbing a bang earlier this month. surveillance video captured her walking in wearing a wig with long black hair. ellen wood told officers she saw herself all over the news and decided she wanted to turn herself in. a costly case of a criminal mischief. teenager from st. pete is facing several charges for $80,000 luxury cars. police arrest 18-year-old donovan franklin. back on november 7th he broke into a parking garage at the mcnolt lot of condos on second street south. once inside he broke into two cars surveillance video shows him punch 2016 mercedes benz causing damage to side panel. what surveillance video does not show you is him then jumping on top of a rolls royce and a 2016 mcclarn. again inn total again $80,000 worth of damage done. st. pete why. >> it's hard to tell what is has motivation was. most of the time people break into cars because they want to steal something. but in this case he just decided to damage these really expensive cars. jump o

police say ellenwood robbed a bank of america claiming that she had a bomb. >>> all right. so what would you do if you were faced with a life threatening situation and had only seconds to act? >> that's the premise of a new show from msnbc originals called split second narrator of the series. since we want to help keep you safe and we all want to be safe, he's going to put us to the test to see how much we know and don't know. >> morning, guys. we have a little game to play. we're going to question you about different split second decisions. i'll give you a multiple choice. if you get it right you move up. then we have a prize at the end for whoever wins. outsi outside. you are on a boat and the boat starts leaning over and taking on water. what is your split second decision? a, help slower passengers off first so they're not trapped. b, dive into the ocean and swim away from the boat. or c, find something sturdy and hold on to it like a table on the boat. >> i'm going to say a? >> going to go with a. >> i'm going to say c. >> none of you are right. you have to make the sel