Masked Cancer Patient Walks Into Bank, Mistaken For Wanted Robber
MONTEBELLO (CBSLA.com) — A man walked into his Wells Fargo Friday with a mask on, but he was no robber. Far from it. Joe Jaramillo, a cancer patient, had undergone chemotherapy the day before. The...
View ArticleFBI Looking To Nab ‘Foothills Bandit’
GLENDORA (CBSLA.com) — The FBI is on the hunt for the so-called “Foothills Bandit.” The wanted bank robber has struck at least three times, according to the FBI and law enforcement officials. He has...
View ArticleGood Samaritan Takes Down Would-Be ‘Armed’ Bank Robber With Bare Hands
FULLERTON (CBSLA.com) — A Good Samaritan took down a would-be “armed” bank robber Tuesday with his bare hands. Herb Pearce said he was at a Chase Bank branch on Euclid Street and Orangethorpe Avenue...
View Article‘Button-Down Bandit’ Wanted In IE, OC Bank Robberies
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — A bank robber dubbed the “Button-down Bandit” is wanted in connection with four Southern California heists over the past four weeks. The bandit’s most recent bank robbery took...
View Article‘Luger Bandit’ Linked To 6 Southern California Bank Robberies
CORONA (CBSLA.com) — The public’s help is needed to capture a bank robber dubbed the “Luger Bandit,” who is suspected of robbing six banks in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The...
View ArticleSurveillance Footage Released To Help Track Down Armed Bank Robber
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Police hope surveillance video will lead them to a woman who held up a West LA bank at gunpoint. On Jan. 28, the woman stepped into a bank in the 100 block of North La Cienega...
View ArticleSuspected Bank Robber Allegedly Inspired By ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ Authorities Say
ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) — A 38-year-old man suspected of robbing a bank in Anaheim was inspired by the “Grand Theft Auto” video game, according to authorities. Ian Jade Stone was arrested Saturday in San...
View Article‘Main Street Bandit’ Reportedly Strikes Again In Orange
ORANGE (CBSLA.com) — A bank robber has struck again on Main Street in the city of Orange. The suspect, who authorities have dubbed the “Main Street bandit,” robbed a U.S. Bank branch around 10 a.m....
View ArticlePolice Hunt For Bank Robbery Suspect In Ladera Ranch
ORANGE COUNTY (CBSLA.com) — Police are on the hunt for a bank robber who struck in Orange County Tuesday evening. KCAL9′S Stacey Butler reports investigators were searching the area surrounding Crown...
View Article‘Snowboarder Bandit’ Gets 2 More Years For Orange County Bank Robberies
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — The bank robber known as the “Snowboarder Bandit,” who was already sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for bank heists in Riverside County, was given two more years for 10...
View ArticleFBI Hunts Suspect Who Hit 4 Buena Park Banks On Same Day
BUENA PARK (CBSLA.com) — The FBI is looking for a suspect who hit four banks in Buena Park Saturday. The suspect was able to rob at least one bank successfully, authorities said. It was not specified...
View ArticleLA City Council Approves $5K Reward For ‘Purse-Packing Bandit’
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — There’s a serial bank robber on the loose and lawmakers are now offering a little incentive to aid in her capture. The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a $5,000...
View ArticleMan Says Bank Is Withholding Reward Money After He Helped Catch Robber
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — A Riverside man says he helped police catch a bank robber and now the bank isn’t paying him the $10,000 reward they advertised. Brad Lazarus said in 2011 he was in a U.S. Bank...
View ArticleOC Serial Bank Robber Strikes For 9th Time In Less Than A Year
LAGUNA NIGUEL (CBSLA.com) — A man suspected as a serial bank robber who has struck nine times this year completed another heist on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The FBI, which has been tracking...
View ArticleHelp Needed To Identify Glendale Bank Robber
GLENDALE (CBSLA.com) — Police asked for the public’s help Tuesday in identifying a man who robbed a Citibank branch in Glendale. The robbery happened about noon Thursday at Citibank, 414 N. Central...
View ArticleOC Police, FBI Search For Bank Robber Known As Cal Bear Bandit
ORANGE (CBSLA.com) — Authorities in Orange County are searching for a bank robber nicknamed the Cal Bear Bandit in connection with several robberies throughout the county. The Cal Bear Bandit’s most...
View ArticleFBI Seeks Help In Identifying The ‘Keep Smiling Bandit’
TUSTIN (CBSLA.com) — The FBI sought the public’s help Tuesday in identify a bank robber known as the “Keep Smiling Bandit”. The man is suspected of holding up a bank in Tustin Saturday and another bank...
View Article‘Beachcomber Bandit’ Wanted In Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo County Bank...
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Federal officials asked for the public’s help Thursday in capturing a bank robber known as the “Beachcomber Bandit.” The so-called Beachcomber Bandit, so named for targeting...
View ArticleOnly On 2: Suspected Cal Bear Bandit Says He Is Innocent
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A man suspected of being the Cal Bear Bandit, who tells CBS2 he is innocent, was charged Tuesday with bank robbery and leading police on a chase in a stolen taxi that ended with...
View ArticleMan Robs Chase Bank In Hacienda Heights
HACIENDA HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — Police are looking for a man who robbed a Chase Bank Saturday in Hacienda Heights. The man walked into the branch at 17160 Colima Road around 1:45 p.m., Los Angeles...
View ArticlePublic’s Help Wanted In Finding Serial Southland Bank Robber
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The FBI Tuesday asked for the public’s help in finding a serial bank robber. Gregory Lynn Cross, 58, has been linked to six heists and attempted heists since December 13 in...
View ArticleDetectives Seek Man Accused In 2 Attempted Robberies Of Costa Mesa Banks
COSTA MESA (CBSLA.com) — Detectives sought the public’s help Wednesday with identifying a man that attempted to rob two banks in Costa Mesa. According to the Costa Mesa Police Department, around 12:32...
View ArticleSuspected Bank Robber Wanted By FBI
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The FBI asked the public’s help Friday to find a man they say has been linked to a series of robberies and attempted robberies at several banks throughout Los Angeles County....
View Article‘Rolled Sleeves Bandit’ Wanted In At Least 6 Beach City Bank Robberies
SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — Authorities asked for the public’s help Wednesday in identifying a man who has been linked to half a dozen bank robberies in beach cities in Los Angeles and Orange County....
View ArticleSuspected ‘2K Bandit’ Charged With Several Counts Of Bank Robbery
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A homeless man suspected of being the so-called ‘2K Bandit’ faces several charges of bank robbery in Orange County, the FBI announced Friday. Mark Damon Moore, 47, a transient...
View ArticleJudge Seals Sentencing Of Bank Robber Charged With Stealing Irvine Co....
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) —A Los Angeles judge sealed a sentencing hearing Monday for a convicted bank robber who stole the identity of Irvine Co. Chairman Donald Bren and cashed most of a nearly $1.4...
View ArticleBank Robber Sentenced To Time Served For Stealing Irvine Billionaire’s $1.4M...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A convicted bank robber was sentenced to time served, restitution and supervised release for stealing a nearly $1.4 million tax refund check from billionaire Irvine Co....
View ArticleSearch On For 3 Bank Robbers Who Pistol-Whipped, Tasered Victims In Mar Vista
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20150529023006337AA.mp4 WEST LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Police swarmed a bank in Mar Vista Thursday after a violent takeover robbery. It happened around 1:50...
View ArticleEx-Newport Beach Dentist Gets 5 Years In Prison For Robbing 7 Banks
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A former Newport Beach dentist dubbed the “Rolled-Sleeves Bandit” was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for robbing seven banks up and down the Southern California...
View ArticleRetired LAPD Detective Arrested In Series Of ‘Snowbird Bandit’ Bank Robberies
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA (CBSLA.com) — A 70-year-old former LAPD detective has been arrested on suspicion of being the “Snowbird Bandit,” a bank robber who struck at least five times since March in south...
View ArticleFormer LAPD Detective Accused As ‘Snowbird’ Bandit Appears In Court
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A retired LAPD detective accused of becoming the bank-robbing “Snowbird” bandit made an appearance in court Monday. Randy Adair was arrested last week in connection with a...
View ArticleHelp Needed To Identify San Bernardino Bank Robbery Suspect
SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA.com) — Police asked for the public’s help Wednesday in capturing a man who robbed a Chase Bank earlier this month. The robbery happened at Chase Bank at 959 W. Kendall Drive in...
View ArticleSerial Bank Robber On The Loose In Orange County
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — The FBI and Orange County authorities are after a man they suspect is responsible for bank robberies in Santa Ana and Orange this week. The first heist took place around 4 p.m....
View ArticlePolice Search For Bank Robber Who Wore Shower Cap During Tustin Heist
TUSTIN (CBSLA.com) — Police are searching Friday for a gunman who wore a shower cap as he robbed a bank in Tustin. A robber entered the US Bank branch in the 13400 block of Newport Avenue at about...
View ArticleHelp Needed In Identifying Highland Bank Robber
HIGHLAND (CBSLA.com) — Detectives asked for the public’s help Friday in identifying a bandit who robbed a Highland bank. The robbery happened Thursday at a Chase Bank, 7195 Boulder Ave., when a man...
View ArticleVan Nuys Man Suspected Of Robbing Banks As ‘Baggy Eyes Bandit’
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A man suspected of being the so-called “Baggy Eyes Bandit” has been charged in connection with seven robberies and attempted robberies throughout Southern California. A...
View ArticleFormer LAPD, Placentia Officer Suspected In Bay Area Bank Robbery
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A female former LAPD officer has been identified as the bearded suspect in a Northern California bank robbery. Police say Jennifer Rae McClary disguised herself as a man when...
View ArticleLottery Winner Pleads Guilty To Bank Robbery
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A man who once won a $19 million lottery jackpot pleaded guilty Thursday to four federal counts of bank robbery, authorities said. James Allen Hayes, 55, who was also known as...
View ArticleFeds Search For Brazen ‘Last-Minute’ Bank Bandit Leaving Smiling Security...
MONTEREY PARK (CBSLA) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is on the search for a bold robber targeting banks in the San Gabriel Valley, and he’s leaving behind plenty of photo evidence of his heists....
View ArticleLAPD Needs Help Identifying Man Behind 5 Bank Robberies In Los Angeles, West...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The public’s help is needed Thursday to identify a man police say has robbed at least five banks in Los Angeles and West Hollywood. One man is believed to be behind a bank robbery...
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