PLACENTIA : Police Arrest Suspect in Bank Robbery

Anaheim police Wednesday arrested a 33-year-old Santa Ana man suspected of robbing the Southern California Bank in Placentia just after 1 p.m.

John Roybal was arrested after a short chase through an Anaheim apartment complex in the 500 block of North Olive Street, police said.

Placentia Sgt. Russ Rice said some money was recovered at the site of the arrest.

Police and FBI agents handling the case would not disclose the amount of money stolen or recovered. No weapon was used during the robbery, Rice said.

Roybal was arrested about 20 minutes after a bank teller told police that a heavyset man with a mustache repeatedly demanded all of the teller’s money, FBI spokesman Fred Reagan said.

Anaheim’s police helicopter spotted a green van that was believed to be the getaway vehicle and began a short chase, Lt. Marc Hedgpeth said. Roybal got out of the van and ran through the apartment complex, where he was arrested, police said.

Roybal was being held Wednesday afternoon in the Placentia City Jail.