World News | Police: Robber Caught After Trying to Rob Same Bank Again
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A man suspected of robbing a Southern California bank was arrested when he returned to try and rob the same branch the following day, police said.
Fountain Valley (US), Oct 7 (AP) A man suspected of robbing a Southern California bank was arrested when he returned to try and rob the same branch the following day, police said.
The man entered a Chase bank in the city of Fountain Valley Monday afternoon and gave a teller a note demanding money, officials said.
He fled with a “large amount of cash” before officers got to the bank, the Fountain Valley Police Department said in a statement.
Late Tuesday morning, police received a call about another robbery in progress at the same Chase bank, the statement said.
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Responding officers arrested the 33-year-old suspect.
The man, who has prior convictions for robbery, was being held at the Orange County Jail for lack of USD 170,000 bail. (AP)
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