bank robbery
Robbery at South Lake Tahoe El Dorado Savings
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/06/2020 - 1:14pm
5:00PM Update: This afternoon South Lake Tahoe Police responded to a bank robbery at El Dorado Savings Bank at the “Y.”
Detectives are currently working the case and asking the public for assistance in identifying the suspect. The suspect’s race or gender are unknown but they were wearing a grey hoodie, black pants and high-top sneakers, standing at approximately 6 feet tall.
South Lake Tahoe bank robber faces long prison term after pleading guilty to 19 robberies
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/04/2019 - 9:21pm
An Oakland, California man pleaded guilty to being a serial bank robber who committed 19 heists across the Bay Area and Northern California, including South Lake Tahoe, between March 2018 and February 2019.
Duane Kurt Makela, 50, pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco Thursday to ten armed bank robberies, seven unarmed bank robberies, and two attempted bank robberies.
Incline Village bank robbery suspect arrested
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/25/2018 - 11:32am
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office has announced they arrested a man who they believe was responsible for the Incline Village robbery of Wells Fargo Bank Friday.
A deputy was driving on the Mt. Rose Highway later that day and spotted the suspect and arrested him on robbery and drug possession charges.
Greg Bauer Roberts, 48, was booked into the Washoe County Jail where he is still being held as of Saturday morning. Bail has not been set.
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Suspect sought in Pollock Pines bank robbery
Submitted by paula on Thu, 06/14/2018 - 6:01am
The U.S. Bank inside Safeway in Pollock Pines was robbed on Tuesday evening just before 7:00 p.m. At that time, an unidentified white male adult entered the store, disguised with glued on facial hair, sunglasses, and a red bandana over his head, which covered what is believed to be a long haired wig. The male was last seen wearing a bright yellow jacket, tan cargo pants, and dark shoes.
South Lake Tahoe man arrested as suspect in Tracy bank robbery
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/02/2017 - 9:25am
South Lake Tahoe Police Department detectives arrested a local man on February 1 on a warrant out of Tracy, Calif.
Bandaged Bandit arrested after another bank robbery
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/26/2016 - 1:10pm
A 22-year-old El Dorado Hills man is behind bars on suspicion of robbing several area banks between June 29 and July 25 from Stateline to Folsom with his face covered in bandages, earning him the nickname, the Bandaged Bandit.
On July 25 at 2:35 p.m., the US Bank on White Rock Road in El Dorado Hills was robbed by a suspect who fled into a wooded area southeast of the bank. Deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office and California Highway Patrol officers and helicopter started searching the area.
Local man arrested for South Lake Tahoe bank robbery
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 7:36pm
The investigation of Friday's bank robbery at the Al Tahoe branch of El Dorado Savings led to the identification of Gabriel Antonio Evans, 36, of South Lake Tahoe as the suspect.
El Dorado Hills bank robber appears to be same as South Shore suspect
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 4:42pm
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) is working on the strong possibility that a man who robbed the Chase Bank in El Dorado Hills on Friday is the same man who robbed the US Bank on Kingsbury Grade on Wednesday. Lt. Jim Byers of EDSO told South Tahoe Now that the moment the photo of the suspect came out, deputies in South Lake Tahoe saw the resemblance and notified him.
South Lake Tahoe bank robbed Friday; second South Shore bank robbery in three days
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 1:04pm
8:30 p.m. update 7/1/16: The investigation of Friday's bank robbery at the Al Tahoe branch of El Dorado Savings led to the identification of Gabriel Antonio Evans, 36, of South Lake Tahoe as the suspect.
Detectives secured an arrest warrant for Evans and a search warrant for his residence in the 3000 block of Riverside Avenue. Due to Evan’s past violent criminal history, the SWAT team was employed to make the arrest. Officers, assisted by the FBI, arrested Evans at his residence at 7:45 p.m. this evening.
US Bank on Kingsbury Grade robbed Wednesday
Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/29/2016 - 3:04pm
The US Bank on Kingsbury Grade in Stateline was robbed on Wednesday, June 29 at approximately 3:19 p.m. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is reporting a man entered the bank and passed a note to a teller.
The suspect is described a Caucasian male, approximately in his mid 20’s, 6 ft tall with blonde hair, wearing a black fleece type jacket and white shorts. He reportedly had a handgun.
El Dorado Savings in Georgetown robbed at gunpoint
Submitted by paula on Tue, 03/22/2016 - 9:07pm
The El Dorado Savings Bank in Georgetown, Calif., was robbed at gunpoint by an unknown man on Monday, March 21. 2016 at 12:49 p.m.
The suspect is identified as being a white male adult, was wearing blue jeans, blue rain coat and a San Francisco 49ers ball cap. He was armed with a black pistol and seen leaving the area in a red Dodge Durango, most likely a 2004-09 model.
El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies, detectives and CSI personnel, along with allied law enforcement, responded to the bank and interviewed numerous employees, customers and witnesses.
Diamond Springs branch of El Dorado Savings robbed
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/16/2015 - 7:04pm
The El Dorado Savings Bank on Pleasant Valley Road in Diamond Springs was robbed on Friday, November 13 at about 6:00 p.m. The suspect reportedly fled on foot, last seen running east on Pleasant Valley Road.
North Lake Tahoe Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested After Pursuit in Carson City
Submitted by paula on Fri, 05/16/2014 - 10:18pm
An armed man walked into the Kings Beach branch of the Plumas Bank Friday morning, demanding money of two clerks. He then fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspect, identified as 55 year old Brent Muir of Carson City, was sighted near Sand Harbor by FBI agents responding to the robbery from South Lake Tahoe.
Attempted bank robbery at El Dorado Savings
Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/25/2013 - 4:27pmThe South Lake Tahoe Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to help identify a suspect, who attempted to rob the El Dorado Savings Bank located at 3443 Lake Tahoe Blvd, in the Bijou Shopping Center, at about 3:30 this afternoon.
Bank robber known as 'Fedora Bandit' sentenced to 9 years in prison
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 07/19/2013 - 11:14am
David Griffith Osborne, 75, known as the "Fedora Bandit" for his lengthy string of bank robberies in northern California, Lake Tahoe and at least one in Carson City, was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for three counts of armed bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Police: South Lake Tahoe man confesses to El Dorado Savings Bank robbery
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 03/23/2013 - 7:21am
A 29-year-old South Lake Tahoe man has confessed to the March 7 robbery of El Dorado Savings Bank, South Lake Tahoe police confirm.
Paul Cortez was arrested by Reno police and booked into Washoe County Jail where he will be transferred to South Lake Tahoe and booked into El Dorado County Jail. Police say he confessed to details about the robbery and how much money was taken.
Below is a news release on the matter issued by Lieutenant David Stevenson of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department.
South Lake Tahoe police release sketch of March 7 bank robbery suspect
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/21/2013 - 9:10am
South Lake Tahoe police have released a composite sketch of a suspect wanted for the March 7 robbery of El Dorado Savings Bank, 3443 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Police look for man who robbed South Lake Tahoe bank
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 4:58pm
South Lake Tahoe police are looking for a man who robbed the El Dorado Savings Bank in the 3400 block of Lake Tahoe Boulevard Thursday at around 2 p.m.
The suspect is described as a white male in his mid-20s, with a black hoodie and snow googles. He is described as being slight to average build with scruffy facial fair and a black patch of hair on his left cheek, similar to a mole. He was wearing blue pants, black jacket with leather sleeves, similar to a letterman's jacket, South Lake Tahoe police report. No weapon was seen.
'Fedora Bandit' pleads guilty to three robberies, admits to bank heists at South Lake Tahoe, Kings Beach among others
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 1:17pm
The 'Fedora Bandit' who robbed banks in South Lake Tahoe, Kings Beach and Carson City, among several others, pled guilty Friday to three counts of armed bank robbery, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Arrests made after Wells Fargo robbery
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 9:16amFor the second time in eight days, Carson City Sheriff's officers on Monday quickly apprehended a bank robbery suspect.Less than five hours after the Stewart Street Wells Fargo was robbed, a suspec...
Bank of America robbed, police looking for suspect
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 10:08amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Police are looking for the suspect in a bank robbery that occurred about 9 a.m. Monday morning.According to a press release, the suspect, a white male between the ages...
Police arrest suspect in Wells Fargo robbery
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 7:22amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe police arrested Joshua Schauert, a South Lake Tahoe resident, Sunday on suspicion of a March 29 bank robbery at the Village Shopping Center.Schauert, ...
South Lake Tahoe man arrested in Wells Fargo bank robbery
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 4:13am
South Lake Tahoe police say they caught the man who allegedly robbed the Wells Fargo Bank located inside Raley’s Heavenly Village Shopping Center in South Lake Tahoe on March 29.
Joshua Schauert, 26, of South Lake Tahoe was arrested Sunday after investigators responded to a laptop computer advertisement he allegedly placed on Craigslist.
Sacramento police arrest suspect in South Lake Tahoe bank robbery
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:47amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sacramento police arrested a man suspected of bank robberies in South Lake Tahoe, Sacramento and San Francisco, according to a press release sent out by the Sacramento...
South Tahoe Wells Fargo Bank robbery suspect arrested in Sacramento
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:07am
The man believed to have robbed the Wells Fargo Bank inside the Raley's at the Village Center in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 30 is sitting in a Sacramento jail after allegedly robbing a bank.
South Lake Tahoe authorities continue search for Wells Fargo bank robber who fled with cash
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 11:30am
Update 2PM: The Following is from South Lake Tahoe Police Department Lt. David Stevenson regarding the Wells Fargo bank robbery that happened late this morning.
