Police Bloodhound Credited With Tracking Down Bank Robbery Suspect In Ontario
ONTARIO (CBS) — A police bloodhound was hailed a hero Thursday for helping nab a bank robbery suspect in Ontario Wednesday night. Officials said the suspect was taken into custody about a...
View ArticleOfficials On The Hunt For Chino Bank Robber Recently Dubbed ‘The AK-47 Bandit’
CHINO (CBS) — Officials are on the hunt for a bank robber in Chino recently dubbed the “AK-47 bandit.” The suspect, who authorities describe as “armed and dangerous,” has been linked to at least three...
View ArticleCorona Police Search For Robber Who Held Up Bank Of America
CORONA (CBS) — A portly thief who robbed a Corona bank remained at large Thursday. The heist occurred around 11 a.m. Wednesday at a Bank of America branch at 204 E. Sixth St., according to Corona...
View ArticleSeal Beach Police Hoping To Identify Gun-Wielding Bank Robber
SEAL BEACH (CBS) — Authorities in Seal Beach are asking for the public’s help to identify a gunman who robbed a bank. The suspect walked into a U.S. Bank branch in the Leisure World Shopping Center at...
View ArticleInvestigators Link ‘Snowboarder Bandit’ To Another Bank Heist In Palm Springs
PALM SPRINGS (CBS) — Authorities have linked a man known as the Snowboarder Bandit to a bank heist in Palm Springs. The bandit, who is on the FBI’s most wanted list of bank robbers, is now connected...
View ArticleParolee Accused Of Robbing 5 San Gabriel Valley Banks, Leading Police Chase
WEST COVINA (CBS) — A parolee accused of robbing five banks and leading police on a chase while fleeing the latest robbery is scheduled to appear in court Thursday. Jerry Lee Franklin, 39, is scheduled...
View ArticlePolice Search For Suspect In Attempted Robbery At Anaheim Bank
ANAHEIM (CBS) — The public’s help is needed to track down a man who tried to rob a Bank of America branch in Anaheim. The attempted robbery happened Thursday at about 2 p.m. at Bank of America, 2260...
View ArticleFBI Looking For ‘Plain Jane’ Bank Robber
BUENA PARK (CBS) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation and local authorities are looking for a woman who has robbed five banks, three of which in the past 24 hours. The unidentified woman, referred to...
View Article‘Make It Quick Bandit’ Possibly Strikes Again At Gardena Bank
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The “Make It Quick Bandit,” a man who reportedly robbed eight South Bay grocery store banks since 2009, seems to have done it again in Gardena on Friday. The robbery happened...
View ArticleGun Owned By Butch Cassidy Auctioned
VENTURA (AP) — A .45-caliber gun once owned by Butch Cassidy has sold at auction in Southern California for $175,000. A spokesman for the private seller said Sunday that the Colt Single Action Army...
View ArticleFBI Releases Photos Of Cross-Dressing Bank Robber
MONROVIA (CBSLA.com) — The FBI released photos Friday of a cross-dressing bank robber who held up a Chase Bank branch in the San Gabriel Valley Wednesday. The man, wearing lip gloss, nail polish, a tan...
View ArticleAlleged ‘McBandit’ Bank Robber Nabbed In Illinois
GLENDORA (CBSLA.com) — A man suspected of robbing banks in Glendora and Upland has been arrested in Illinois, the FBI announced Wednesday. Jeremy Evans, 30, of Carol Stream, Ill., has been identified...
View Article‘Don’t Even’ Bandit Reportedly Nabbed In La Verne
LA VERNE (CBSLA.com) — Officials say a man responsible for nearly a dozen bank robberies has been apprehended. The so-called “Don’t Even” bandit was arrested Friday following a heist in La Verne, said...
View ArticleAttempted IE Bank Robbery Latest In ‘Luger Bandit’ Spree
SAN DIMAS (CBSLA.com) — The FBI and Southland police are searching for a man they believe is responsible for two armed bank heists in the last couple of months and an attempted robbery at a San Dimas...
View Article“Gone Plaid Bandit” Still At Large, FBI On Hunt
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The bank robber known as the “Gone Plaid Bandit” most recently struck a U.S. Bank on 157 N. Larchmont in Los Angeles on Saturday, and the FBI is looking to the public for help...
View ArticleSuspect In ‘Iron Man’ Mask Robs San Clemente Bank
SAN CLEMENTE (CBSLA.com) — Authorities are looking for a bank robber who held up a south Orange County bank while donning an “Iron Man” mask. The robbery occurred around 1:45 p.m. on May 2 at a...
View Article‘Make It Quick’ Bandit Linked To 10th Bank Heist In Four Years
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A bank robber, dubbed the “Make It Quick” bandit was linked to his 10th hold up in four years Monday, police said. The suspect robbed a U.S. Bank located inside a Gardena Vons...
View ArticleAuthorities On The Hunt For ‘Gone Plaid Bandit’ Bank Robber
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) —Los Angeles police are on the hunt for a man accused of robbing several banks in Orange and Los Angeles counties since 2010. Last month, the suspect, dubbed the “Gone Plaid...
View Article$15K Reward Offered For Capture Of Bank Robber Dubbed ‘Luger Bandit’
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — A $15,000 reward has been offered by Bank of America and Wells Fargo for information that leads to the capture of a Southern California bank robber dubbed the “Luger Bandit.”...
View ArticleAuthorities On Lookout For ‘Chubby Cheeks’ Bank Robber
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — Surveillance photos of a female bank robbery suspect, who held up a Chase bank in Santa Ana and has been dubbed the Chubby Cheeks Bandit, were released on Monday. According to...
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