Armed robbers get hilarious surprise involving their getaway car in the middle of heist: 'What a plot twist'

A trio of armed robbers received a hilarious surprise — well, not to them, at least — involving their getaway car while they were in the middle of their heist in Colorado over the weekend.

What happened?

Three armed and masked individuals allegedly robbed a check-cashing service in Commerce City Saturday morning, NBC News reported, citing the local police department.

While the news network said no injuries were reported, the crooks in question may have suffered bruised egos in regard to what went down outside.

Police said someone stole their getaway car in the middle of their armed robbery, NBC News reported.

"In an unexpected and ironic twist… as the trio was robbing the business…a fourth criminal stole their getaway vehicle… which may have already been stolen," police said in a Facebook post about the incident. "We don’t know. If we get a solid description of it, we will release that here."

Police added on the Facebook post that officers infiltrated the area and quickly chased down and arrested two of the three suspects accused of robbing Hi Lo Check Cashing in the 7200 block of Monaco just before 11 a.m.

If you were present during this crime or have any information about what occurred, police added that you can contact Detective Garcia at 303-227-7147.

How have folks been reacting?

As you might guess, commenters — and even police — have been just a tad tickled by the turn of events:

“We can’t make this stuff up,” Commerce City cops noted in a comment on their Facebook post.

Others were loving it, too:

• "What a plot twist," another commenter said.
• "I mean... criminals aren't generally smart," another commenter added.
• "Apparently, one didn’t know their assignment," another commenter reasoned. "Getaway driver role… stay in car, keep car running, watch for popo AND DON’T let getaway car GET STOLEN!"

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