HOMELESS MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING WELLS FARGO IN LA MESA

January 2022 Articles

By Miriam Raftery

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January 29, 2022 (La Mesa) – A homeless man accused of robbing the Wells Fargo Bank in Grossmont Center on Thursday was arrested soon after in a nearby restaurant.

Sergio Hernandez, 30, a North County transient, allegedly demanded cash from a teller shortly before 3 p.m., pretending to have a concealed gun, according to Lieutenant Katy Lynch with La Mesa Police.

Patch.com reports that an officer saw the suspect walking into a restaurant in the mall. Hernandez was taken into custody without incident and charged with robbery. The stolen money was recovered and no weapon was found.

The crime was the second by a homeless individual targeting an East County bank this week, after a homeless woman was arrested for arson after allegedly setting fire to several ATM machines at a bank in El Cajon.

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