Rather, he committed the robberies while wearing a crash helmet and windbreaker to disguise himself. After each robbery, he casually walked outside and placed the helmet with the windbreaker stuffed into it in a nearby alleyway, then headed back to the bank and slipped into the crowd of curious onlookers who had in the meantime gathered outside the bank before being ordered away by the police. Leibowitz calculated that the police would not expect to find the perpetrator still at the scene of the crime.
He committed the robberies while wearing a crash helmet and windbreaker to conceal his identity. After each robbery, he left the helmet and windbreaker in an alleyway near the bank, then returned to the bank and blended into the crowd before police arrived. Leibowitz reasoned that the police would not find him at the scene of the crime.