By Simone Sebastian
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
UPPER WEST SIDE — A foiled bank robbery probably has a remote-control wielding suspect wishing he could press rewind.
A 55-year-old man ambled into the Chase bank at Columbus Avenue and 72nd Street at noon Monday armed with a television controller, according to the New York Post. Edward Callahan allegedly flashed the clicker to bank employees and declared that he had a bomb.
A bank worker quickly hit an alarm to alert police of the attempted robbery.
Callahan fled empty-handed when the alarm went off, according to the Daily News. However, the Post reports that a bank manager gave him a black bag with unknown contents inside.
Callahan, who news reports say was homeless, was quickly arrested less than a block away.
"He stopped in his tracks and started shaking like he had a seizure," a nearby coffee shop employee told the Post.