California Bank Robber Caught. Faces 20 Years For Each Offense

A California man pleaded guilty yesterday to 10 California bank robberies and one attempted bank robbery. The man admitted to robbing banks primarily in the Bay Area, before being apprehended shortly after a failed attempt to rob his eleventh bank. The defendant admitted to stealing more than $27,000 in the bank robberies. During the robberies, the defendant wore a baseball cap and a coarse brown wig tied in a ponytail, earning him the nickname “The Bad Wig Bandit.”

In two of the robberies, the defendant had an accomplice acting as his driver. She also pled guilty to one robbery and one attempted robbery.

The defendant was charged with 10 counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Furthermore, he was charged with Read more

Economic Slump Leads to Increase in Bank Robberies In OC

The FBI Counts as many bank robberies so far this year as all of 2007. The downward trend in bank robberies is over. In 2007, Southern California had seen the lowest number of bank robberies for decades, at 339. This year the number of bank robberies had already hit 339 by the end of October. With the continuing trend of banks being robbed, and with two months left in 2008, that number is expected to be heavily surpassed.  Orange County alone is estimated to have seen Read more