MAN HOLDS UP CALABASAS WELLS FARGO : POLICE SUSPECT `LONG NOTE BANDIT' IN CASE.Byline: Teresa Jimenez Daily News Staff Writer A man the FBI has nicknamed the ``Long Note Bandit'' might have struck again, this time at a Wells Fargo Wells Fargo armored carriers of bullion. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1147] See : Protectiveness Wells Fargo company that handled express service to western states; often robbed. [Am. Hist. branch in Calabasas - far from the Marina del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
Tuesday's robbery came within a week of a workshop held at the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Sheriff's Department's Lost Hills Station for bank managers and law enforcement officials. The unusual meeting was called because of concern over a rash of bank robberies in the Malibu and Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by areas. During the session, bank managers gained tips on identifying robbers and preserving fingerprints and other evidence once the suspect has left the scene. And the tips paid off, sheriff's Lt. John O'Brien said. ``Sometimes it takes events to learn what works,'' O'Brien said. ``We passed out work sheets at last week's meeting on how to identify a suspect, and the employee used it. And the preservation of evidence was good. They really paid attention.'' The suspect in Tuesday's robbery at the Wells Fargo Bank, 23701 Calabasas Road, was described as a white male, 36 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing about 145 pounds, with brown eyes and short brown hair, said FBI spokesman John Hoos. ``The Long Note Bandit bandit: see brigandage. got his name from the `This is a robbery. I have a gun' note he hands to tellers,'' Hoos said. The man is suspected of robbing a Marina del Rey bank Jan. 17, a Malibu bank Jan. 25, and a Santa Barbara bank Jan. 28, Hoos said. Officials said they could not yet link the Calabasas incident to those three robberies. They are waiting for pictures from the bank's security cameras, but Hoos said the robberies had similarities. Although the Calabasas heist boosts the number of robberies in the region, O'Brien said it likely is not connected to a trend attributed to criminals traveling from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. to rob banks in western Los Angeles and eastern Ventura counties. Still, O'Brien said the number of robberies in the area is enough to heighten their concern. ``It's alarming from our perspective,'' he said. ``I don't care if there are a thousand bank robberies a day in L.A. We don't like it when it's in our area. And residents don't like it.'' |
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