CIVILIANS NAB ROBBERY SUSPECT.Byline: Lisa Van Proyen Daily News Staff Writer Two bank customers in a van chased down a man suspected of robbing a Great Western Bank in Malibu, knocking him off his bike and holding him until deputies arrived Friday afternoon, authorities said. Gordon Gleason, 41, of Oxnard, was arrested on suspicion of robbery shortly after the 3:25 p.m. incident, said Sgt. James Brady of the Lost Hills sheriff's station. The suspect was treated at Columbia Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
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Gleason is suspected of calmly entering the bank in the 29200 block of Heathercliff Road and presenting a demand note to a teller, who complied and handed him money, O'Brien said. The man, wearing a wig and fake beard, walked out of the branch, which was filled with about a dozen employees and customers, and hopped on his bike as a dye pack A dye pack is a device used by banks to foil bank robbers non-violently. Banks put dye packs in money given up during robberies. The dye pack is an incendiary device that explodes in a shower of colored ink, and sometimes tear gas, intended to permanently stain the stolen inside the bag of money exploded, O'Brien said. After the bank manager and a security guard started chasing the suspect, two of the bank's customers followed in their van and blocked the man's path in a driveway between two sets of condominiums, O'Brien said. The driver jumped out and knocked the robbery suspect Noun 1. robbery suspect - someone suspected of committing robbery suspect - someone who is under suspicion off his bike, holding him to the ground until deputies arrived minutes later. The man was not believed to be armed at any point, O'Brien said. O'Brien said the customers' display of courage in tracking down the suspect was rare - especially for a bank robbery The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. . He plans to recommend to city officials that they be acknowledged for their role in catching the suspect. When asked how frequently civilians intervene to capture bank robbers, O'Brien said, ``I've been in this business for 30 years. I could count it on one hand.'' The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. and the FBI were investigating whether a possible accomplice escaped in a red pickup. |
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