Old fashioned face off: Former employee attempts to rob bank while wearing a silicone mask to disguise himself as an old man and carrying two toy guns

  • Alexis Schirmer, an ex-banker in Santa Catarina, Brazil, was busted by police Monday for attempting to rob a bank while wearing a silicone mask
  • The 36-year-old walked into the bank he worked at for five years in the city of Jaraguá do Sul donning an old man's costume 
  • The suspect had two toy guns and passed a note to a female teller announcing the robbery
  • The shocked employee fell to the ground and Schirmer took off running for the bank's cafeteria
  • Schirmer was arrested after he jumped out of second floor window and landed on a vehicle, fracturing his leg 

By Adry Torres For Dailymail.com

Published: | Updated:

A man was arrested for attempting to rob the bank he once worked at while donning an old man silicone mask Monday in southern Brazil.

Alexis Schirmer, 36, returned to the bank he was employed at for five years and passed a note to a female teller announcing the midday heist.

'This is a robbery. Look at my jacket. Let's keep calm,' the warning note read. 

'Take the bag, put the envelopes and the money in your hand. Pretend nothing is happening, don't make a fuss. No one needs to get hurt. Got it?' 

On Monday, Brazilian authorities arrested Alexis Schirmer, a former bank employee, who returned to his job a year after quitting and attempted to pull off a robbery while wearing an old man silicone mask (pictured)

On Monday, Brazilian authorities arrested Alexis Schirmer, a former bank employee, who returned to his job a year after quitting and attempted to pull off a robbery while wearing an old man silicone mask (pictured)

He used two fake guns and a silicone mask that also covered part of his upper torso in his attempt to rob a bank in southern Brazil

He used two fake guns and a silicone mask that also covered part of his upper torso in his attempt to rob a bank in southern Brazil

Alexis Schirmer is placed on a stretcher moments after he jumped out of a second floor window and landed on a car, fracturing his leg

Alexis Schirmer is placed on a stretcher moments after he jumped out of a second floor window and landed on a car, fracturing his leg 

The sight of Schirmer wearing an old man's costume, which completely covered his head and upper torso, while holding a plastic weapon sent the teller into a state of panic before she fell to the ground.

According to a police report, Schirmer, who quit working at the bank a year ago, ran to the building's cafeteria and jumped from a second floor window.

He landed on a parked car and fractured his leg.

Schirmer was apprehended immediately and transported to a local hospital for treatment.

Clauvino da Silva, 42, dressed as his daughter in a silicone mask, wig and women's clothing

Clauvino da Silva, 42, dressed as his daughter in a silicone mask, wig and women's clothing

The silicone mask used by Clauvino da Silva in the unusual attempted escape from a maximum security prison in Rio de Janeiro

The silicone mask used by Clauvino da Silva in the unusual attempted escape from a maximum security prison in Rio de Janeiro

Police recovered two fake guns from Schirmer at the scene.

As of Tuesday, Schirmer was still in police custody at the medical facility. He will be transferred to a jail as soon as doctors discharge him. 

The robber's choice of outfit brought back memories of a Brazilian drug dealer's foiled jail escape plot on August 4.

Clauvino da Silva, 42, was busted for trying to walk out of a Rio de Janeiro maximum security prison sporting a female latex mask, a wig and his daughter's clothing.

However, da Silva was found hanging inside his jail cell three days later. 

Brazil

Most watched News videos