PHOTOS: Help police find the 'Salt & Pepper Bank Bandit'
Police on Friday identified a man believed to be the "Salt & Pepper Bank Bandit" wanted in connection with at least 15 robberies, including one in Manhattan Beach.The man was identified as 49-year old Brian Robinson. He is also wanted on an outstanding warrant charging him with bank robbery in Arkansas, police said.
The latest robbery occurred Thursday when he robbed the First Federal Bank at 9618 West Pico Blvd.
The crimes began Jan. 5. Most have been in West Los Angeles, but one occurred Jan. 24 at the Bank of America branch at Manhattan Village in Manhattan Beach.
The Salt & Pepper bandit gets his name because of his graying hair.
He usually presents a note that demands cash from a teller. He flees in a car described as a gold 1993-1997 Toyota Corolla.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Tracy Benjamin at 213-485-2511. The after hours and weekend number is 1-877-LAPD-24-7.
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The "Salt and Pepper" bandit will be caught. The FBI catches 95% of bank robbers, these clowns(bank robbers) are not to smart.He will get at least 5 to 10 years at Terminal Island.
Big Mo
East Side Torrance