Two-Week Pattern Suggests Planning Behind Kitten-Used Bank Robbery Attempt

A Maryland man arrested for attempting to rob a bank while carrying a stolen kitten had visited the pet store daily for roughly two weeks, each time focusing on a three-month-old tuxedo kitten, staff told NBC Washington. The repeated visits raise a central question for investigators: was stealing the cat part of the robbery plan, or did he seize the opportunity opportunistically on July 13?