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...
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