LOS ANGELES — A federal grand jury indicted a Pomona man the FBI calls the “Puffy Coat Bandit” on suspicion of carrying out a three-week, three-county bank robbery spree that included a heist in Glendora, authorities said.

Steven Dwayne Paulson, 46, was indicted on seven counts of bank robbery for the alleged string of crimes, which took place between Dec. 20 of last year and Jan. 9, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said.

On Dec. 30, Paulson paid a visit to a Glendora Union Bank branch, 601 W. Route 66.

In the Glendora heist, as in the others, the bandit presented the teller a note while claiming or motioning as if he was armed, according to Glendora police and FBI officials.

The Puffy Coat Bandit earned his moniker because of the heavy ski jackets he wore during some of the heists.

He’s also accused of robbing the same bank branch in Chino twice, as well as other bank robberies in Cerritos, Rancho Cucamonga, Corona and Lake Elsinore, according to the indictment.

“Paulson was arrested on January 10, 2012, after a detective with the Upland Police Department detained a driver matching the description of the suspect who was driving a vehicle described by witnesses as a getaway vehicle used by the suspect,” Eimiller said.

“Further investigation resulted in Paulson’s arrest and he is currently being held in federal custody.”

The FBI joined the local police and sheriff’s agencies where the robberies occurred in the investigation, and Paulson’s case will be prosecuted by the Central District Office of the United States Attorney’s Office.

SURVEILLANCE photo of Dec. 30, 2011 bank robbery linked to the “Puffy Coat Bandit” courtesy of the FBI.