ST. PETERSBURG — Police said William Richard Kane III robbed a bank on Wednesday morning.
Then, they said, he did the same thing on Thursday morning.
On Friday morning, he was about to rob a third bank, they said, when something stopped him. Kane called 911.
The 51-year-old Oldsmar resident said he was stressed out and tired.
"He told dispatchers he wanted to go back to rehab," said St. Petersburg police spokesman Mike Puetz. "He'd fallen off the wagon."
He also told the officers who arrived at the Wells Fargo Bank at 4125 Fourth St. N about 10:15 a.m. Friday that he was depressed and suicidal. Kane is addicted to crack cocaine, Puetz said.
Officers said Kane admitted to robbing St. Petersburg's First Bank at 6850 Central Ave. on Wednesday and then robbing the Chase Bank at 7360 U.S. 19 in Pinellas Park on Thursday.
He was charged with two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon and was being held in the county jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Kane did two prison stints in the past two decades, according to records, mostly for Pinellas County charges of robbery. He was last released from prison in 2008.
Kameel Stanley can be reached at kstanley@tampabay.com or (727) 893-8643.
![Saint Leo University alumnus, former Saint Leo University Board of Trustees chair and philanthropist Donald R. Tapia was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Jamaica by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Aug. 20. As ambassador, Tapia will represent the President in an official capacity and work on efforts to protect and promote national interests and maintain diplomacy. Tapia made the decision to pursue a college degree nearly 18 years ago, after being inspired by his grandchildren. He completed his undergraduate degree in business administration from Saint Leo’s Center for Online Learning, while managing his multimillion dollar company in Chandler, Ariz. He also earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Saint Leo. Tapia’s gift of $4 million to Saint Leo in 2010, the largest donation in the university’s history, went to build what is now the Tapia College of Business building. In 2014, the university awarded Tapia the degree Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, for his dedication to the university. Pictured, from left: Saint Leo University President Jeffrey D. Senese, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, and U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Donald R. Tapia. Saint Leo University](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 9"/%3E "Saint Leo University alumnus, former Saint Leo University Board of Trustees chair and philanthropist Donald R. Tapia was sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Jamaica by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Aug. 20. As ambassador, Tapia will represent the President in an official capacity and work on efforts to protect and promote national interests and maintain diplomacy. Tapia made the decision to pursue a college degree nearly 18 years ago, after being inspired by his grandchildren. He completed his undergraduate degree in business administration from Saint Leo’s Center for Online Learning, while managing his multimillion dollar company in Chandler, Ariz. He also earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Saint Leo. Tapia’s gift of $4 million to Saint Leo in 2010, the largest donation in the university’s history, went to build what is now the Tapia College of Business building. In 2014, the university awarded Tapia the degree Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, for his dedication to the university. Pictured, from left: Saint Leo University President Jeffrey D. Senese, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, and U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Donald R. Tapia. Saint Leo University")