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Police: Man’s Instagram posts of bank robbery led to arrest

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.

A man accused of robbing a Virginia Beach bank posted two videos and a photo of the incident to his Instagram account.

Police told WAVY-TV that 23-year-old Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca walked into a TowneBank on Monday and handed the teller a note asking for $150,000 in bonds — and including the word “please.” He recorded the incident on his cellphone and posted videos and photo of the note online. Videos show the teller putting stacks of cash in a bag.

Officers picked up Alfonseca 20 minutes after he left, carrying a gym bag full of money.

In a jailhouse interview, Alfonseca told the station Wednesday that asking for money isn’t a crime. Alfonseca said he believes he’ll be found innocent. He said he wouldn’t have posted if he’d committed a crime.

It was unclear whether he had a lawyer to contact for further comment.

Boy or girl? Family with 12 sons finds out soon about No. 13

ROCKFORD, Mich.

A western Michigan couple with 12 sons is waiting to find out whether baby No. 13 keeps the streak going.

Jay and Kateri Schwandt’s baby is due Saturday, the day before Mother’s Day. They’re sticking to their tradition of not finding out in advance whether they’re having a boy or girl.

They say they’d be shocked if the baby is a girl.

Kateri Schwandt told The Grand Rapids Press that the “odds are not in our favor,” but that the family would be happy either way. She grew up in a family of 14 children.

The Schwandts live in Rockford, which is north of Grand Rapids. Jay Schwandt says he is expecting another son, but “if I could put my order in, I would root for a girl.”

Police investigate how cocaine pack ended up in granola bar

SAN ANTONIO

San Antonio police are investigating how a packet of cocaine ended up inside a wrapped Nature Valley granola bar.

Cynthia Rodriguez of San Antonio said she was eating the bar when a small, green bag emblazoned with dollar signs fell out. Rodriguez contacted manufacturer General Mills Inc., thinking she had won a prize. Company officials told her to call the police.

Rodriguez contacted police March 18, and investigators determined the bag contained cocaine.

Sgt. Javier Salazar said authorities are trying to determine how the package got inside the granola bar wrapper.

A General Mills spokesman said Thursday that the Minneapolis-based company is confident the cocaine wasn’t packaged with the bar at a company facility. Mike Siemienas declined to say where the bar was produced.

Associated Press