FBI ‘Seeking Foothills Bandit’
The FBI is asking the public’s help in locating a bank robber who has been give the moniker “ the Foothills Bandit.” The suspect is responsible for two recent bank robberies in Arcadia and Glendora, according to The Los Angeles FBI’s Laura Eimiller of the Los Angeles Press Relations office.
The unidentified young suspect allegedly robbed Union Bank at 601 West Route 66 in Glendora on May 28 and Citibank, 100 S. 1st St., in Arcadia on June 3.
The suspect is described as a white male, between 5’7” and 5’8,” between 150-160 lbs., between 23-30 in age. During the bank robbery, the suspect displays a device with wires, tubes and blinking lights and states it is a bomb. The suspect also makes reference to a second individual with whom he’s working who is allegedly located outside the bank, according to what he told witnesses.
Anyone with information, can call the FBI at 310-477-6565 or a local police department.