The "Ho Hum Bandit" as caught on surveillance footage. (Courtesy: Laguna Beach Police Department / July 24, 2010) |
LAGUNA BEACH -- The reward for the so-called "Ho Hum Bandit" has grown to $15,000.
FBI officials believe the bandit, named for his unassuming manner, has struck twelve banks in San Diego, Riverside and Orange counties.
CitiBank has offered $9,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect. The FBI has contributed another $1,000. U.S. Bank and Well Fargo Bank have added anotehr $5,000, according to FBI special agent Chris Gicking.
The latest robbery was reported at 9:22 a.m. Saturday morning at 310 Genneyre Street in Laguna Beach, according to police.
The suspect is described as a white man in his 30s, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 160 to 170 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes.
He was wearing blue jeans and a light colored shirt in the latest bank robbery. Officials say he walked up to a teller and handed her a note demanding money. He was also captured on surveillance video twice wearing a Dale Earnhardt Jr. baseball cap.
In all of the robberies, the suspect hands the teller a note and demands money. He has already escaped with thousands of dollars in cash, although no specific amount has been released by the FBI.
FBI officials believe the bandit, named for his unassuming manner, has struck twelve banks in San Diego, Riverside and Orange counties.
CitiBank has offered $9,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect. The FBI has contributed another $1,000. U.S. Bank and Well Fargo Bank have added anotehr $5,000, according to FBI special agent Chris Gicking.
The latest robbery was reported at 9:22 a.m. Saturday morning at 310 Genneyre Street in Laguna Beach, according to police.
The suspect is described as a white man in his 30s, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 160 to 170 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes.
He was wearing blue jeans and a light colored shirt in the latest bank robbery. Officials say he walked up to a teller and handed her a note demanding money. He was also captured on surveillance video twice wearing a Dale Earnhardt Jr. baseball cap.
In all of the robberies, the suspect hands the teller a note and demands money. He has already escaped with thousands of dollars in cash, although no specific amount has been released by the FBI.
L.A. for less than the price of sunblock. 
