Man Held in Bank Robbery, Carjacking
A man suspected of robbing a bank Thursday was also was booked on suspicion of a carjacking in Huntington Beach last week.
The bank robbery occurred at 1:30 p.m. at the Bank of America branch in the 2600 block of North Tustin Avenue, Lt. Timm Browne said. The robber handed a teller a note demanding money, and escaped with an undetermined amount.
Officers looking for the robber found the suspect nearby in a car that had been reported stolen in a carjacking in Huntington Beach, Browne said. They also found a large amount of cash in the car.
Dennis Fitzgerald Dearmore, 25, of Long Beach was arrested on suspicion of robbery and carjacking and taken to Orange County Jail, Browne said.
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