PHOTOS: Do you know the Sport Bike Bandit bank robber? Call the FBI
A man dressed in "motorcycle leathers" and a helmet pointed two guns at tellers Monday and robbed a Rancho Palos Verdes bank, sheriff's deputies said.
The robbery at the Union Bank branch at 20 Miraleste Plaza possibly was committed by a member of the so- called Sport Bike Crew, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said.
In each crime, the bandit wears a motorcycle helmet and outfit.
In Monday's crime, the bandit walked in about 10 a.m. and pointed guns at the tellers, Lomita sheriff's Lt. Greg Ahn said.
Eimiller said he possibly had a third weapon.
"There have been two very similar robberies in Long Beach, and there is one attempt in Los Angeles," Eimiller said.
The gunman did not fire the weapons and no one was hurt.
He was last seen riding away on a sport motorcycle south on Palos Verdes Drive East.
Witnesses described him as white, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a small to medium build. He wore black clothing and a red helmet with black stripes or tape on it.
Bank photographs of the robbery were not immediately available. Previous
photographs of a robber in a blue motorcycle outfit and helmet are available on labankrobbers.org in the serial bandits section.
Anyone with information about him is asked to contact the FBI at 310-477-6565.
Tips also can be made anonymously through the Web site.
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Great you posted story ASAP, now banks may start paying attention to who walks in door, this is "Bank Terrorism" pure & simple.
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i was driving past Nationals on Sepulveda on Sunday evening, probably at around five pm. There were police cars EVERYWHERE in the back parking lot of Nationals and a group of people standing outside.
do you know what was going on?