REWARD OF $20,000 OFFERED IN GEEZER BANDIT INVESTIGATION

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Latest robbery in Morro Bay, California, Friday, May 27th


May 31, 2011 (San Diego) --The FBI and local law enforcement are seeking the public’s assistance to identify and arrest the individual dubbed the “Geezer Bandit.”  The “Geezer Bandit” is believed to be responsible for 14 bank robberies dating back to August 28, 2009.  The first robbery in this series was in Santee, California, with the latest believed to have occurred on Friday, May 27, 2011, in Morro Bay, California.

 

On Friday, May 27, 2011, at approximately 3:15 p.m., the Heritage Oaks Bank, 310 Morro Bay Boulevard, Morro Bay, California, 93442, was robbed by an unknown male believed to be the “Geezer Bandit.”  During this robbery the “Geezer Bandit” robbed two tellers threatening both of them with a small black revolver that he pointed at the tellers. The tellers complied with his demands and provided him with a sum of money. According to the Morro Bay Police Department, the “Geezer Bandit” may have left the area in a small cream colored two-door sedan. 


Since August 2009, the FBI, San Diego Police Department (SDPD), San Diego Sheriff’s Department, and other law enforcement agencies have sought the public’s help in identifying the “Geezer Bandit.”  A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the “Geezer Bandit.” Please contact the San Diego FBI.

 


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