Bank robbery suspect in San Diego arrested after hailing a cab
A 57-year-old man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of bank robbery after being spotted leaving the bank in a cab, San Diego police said.
Andrew Geils was arrested minutes after a robbery at a Citibank branch in downtown San Diego. Witnesses reported to police that Geils left the bank and hailed a cab.
With the assistance of a police helicopter, the cab was spotted heading southbound on California 125. It was then stopped by patrol cars. Geils was arrested on suspicion of the Citibank robbery and two other bank robberies, police said.
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