Laguna Hills Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested With Shopping Bag of Cash
A man who wore a surgical mask and gloves to rob an Eldorado Bank was arrested Tuesday after a security officer spotted him walking to his car with a shopping bag full of cash.
John James Quinn, 56, of San Clemente was booked into the Orange County Jail in connection with the case.
A man entered the bank in the 24000 block of Calle de la Plata about 3:50 p.m. and robbed a teller at gunpoint, Sheriff’s Lt. Lynn Nehring said.
“He had asked the teller to put the money in a Nordstrom bag,” Nehring said. “Then he went to two other tellers, who didn’t give any money because they didn’t have any. The bank was closing.”
As the robber walked out of the bank and through the Laguna Hills Mall, a guard spotted him on security camera and followed him as he walked through Macy’s and got into a Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
The security guard dispatched deputies, who made the arrest, authorities said.
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