Public display of affection

| | Comments (0) |

This from KCBS/KCAL:

newlywed_bandits_01.jpg

LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― The alleged "Newlywed Bandits," believed to be responsible for five Los Angeles-area bank robberies in a three-week span, pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of bank robbery and conspiracy.

Rayceana Racheal Rocha, 22, and Paul Harlen Meyercamp Jr., 26, entered their pleas before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Block. At one point, like a couple in love, Rocha and Meyercamp whispered to each other, looked into each other's eyes and smiled.

The unmarried couple, christened "the Newlywed Bandits" by an FBI agent who watched them on surveillance tapes, were arrested last month when they allegedly robbed a pedestrian and carjacked a vehicle in Las Vegas, then led police on a pursuit.

Rocha, who was driving, crashed the vehicle and was taken into custody. Meyercamp was caught following a brief foot pursuit, the FBI said.

Between Oct. 18 and Nov. 8, they allegedly robbed a Wells Fargo branch in La Habra, East West Bank branches in El Monte and Diamond Bar, a Bank of America in Duarte and a Downey Savings in Claremont.

Rocha is a student at Rio Hondo Community College in Whittier and Meyercamp is on parole, according to the FBI.


Leave a comment


Type the characters you see in the picture above.

CONTRIBUTORS

Frank Girardot
Frank Girardot, Metro Editor for the San Gabriel Valley Newspapers, brings you behind the yellow tape with takes on true crime, cold cases and more. This is also your forum to discuss crime, its impact on your neighborhood and how we cover it. Have any questions or tips? You can leave a comment here or e-mail Frank.

Brian Day
Brian Day is the crime reporter for the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper group.
E-mail Brian.

About this Entry

This page contains a single entry by Frank Girardot published on December 24, 2007 2:28 PM.

Covina sees sixth killing in '07 was the previous entry in this blog.

Track Santa is the next entry in this blog.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.

Recent Comments

Powered by Movable Type 4.25

Advertisement

Headlines

Other blogs