HUNTINGTON BEACH : Serial Robber Sought in Coast Federal Heist
A serial bank robber dubbed the San Juan Surfer, known for his trademark baseball cap worn backward and sunglasses, is believed to be the one who robbed a Coast Federal Bank branch Tuesday.
About 2:30 p.m., a man slipped a teller a note that read, “I have a gun, put $7,000 in the envelope,” Police Sgt. Barry Case said. The clerk grabbed an undisclosed amount of money, put it in the envelope and handed it to the man, who drove away on a motorcycle heading south on Brookhurst Street.
The robber was described as white, 6 feet tall and 180 pounds with brownish blond hair and weighing 180 pounds. He was wearing a maroon sweatshirt, jeans, sunglasses and a baseball cap, Case said. He drove away from the bank at Adams Avenue and Brookhurst Street on a silver and maroon motorcycle, wearing a gray helmet, investigators said.
“There was never a gun seen, only the note,” Chase said.
Police suspect that he was the San Juan Surfer, a man in his 20s known for his casual gait. He also is wanted in connection with four other bank robberies in Huntington Beach and three in South County.
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