VENTURA : Man With Alleged Bomb Robs Bank
A Ventura bank was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money by a man claiming to have a bomb Friday afternoon, police reported.
The robber approached a First National Bank employee about 2 p.m. and asked to open a new account, Ventura police officers said. He then brought out a box and said it contained a bomb that could be detonated by his partner watching from a waiting vehicle.
The bandit handed the employee a plastic grocery bag and demanded that it be filled with cash. The new-accounts clerk complied, and the man fled the Telegraph Road bank on foot. No accomplice was spotted.
Police described the gray-haired robber as about 45 years old, 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing about 190 pounds. He wore a dark baseball cap, a burgundy and blue Windbreaker, and tan pants.
The bank robbery was the third in the city and sixth in the county this year, the FBI reported.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
