A "person of interest" is in custody Friday morning in connection with a string of "blue note" bank robberies in Southern California.
Authorities said a 50-year-old man was taken into custody from his home in Laguna Niguel.
The "blue note bandit" is believed responsible for robbing 15 banks in Southern California.
Most of the robberies have occurred at banks in Orange County,
including the robber’s target on Tuesday: a Home Savings of America
branch on Moulton Parkway in Laguna Niguel. According to the Orange
County Sheriff’s Department, the suspect walked up to a teller with a
note demanding money. It is unclear how much money he made away with.
He was given the "blue note" moniker by authorities because he submitted some of the notes to tellers on blue paper.
According to KTLA News, neighbors in Laguna Niguel said between 50 to 75 law
enforcement officials swarmed the suspect’s home in the 23000 block of
Porpoise Cove in Laguna Niguel Wednesday evening. Neighbors say the suspect is a married man with two teenage sons.
–Shelby Grad
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