by The Editors on April 29, 2009
A bank robber dubbed the “Skateboard Bandit” is still free after hitting two Wells Fargo Banks in Sacramento, California last Saturday April 25, 2009.
The suspect was caught on surveillance cameras at both banks. He’s described as an Asian male, 20 to 30 years old, 5’5″ to 5’8″ tall, and weighing between 135 and 145 pounds. He has black hair and was wearing glasses, a black zip-up hooded sweatshirt, a black tee shirt, a black beanie with a brim, and black cotton gloves with the fingers cut off at the knuckles.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department would like help if you recognize this skateboarder. . .
[Link: CBS13.com]
by The Editors on September 30, 2019
Wondering what’s going on? Looking for a clue? Follow the jump for a whopping 28 skate, 15 snowboarding, 30 surf, 13 fashion, and 12 business story links that rose above the noise last week. Yep, it’s all there — even that one about the death of vert skating.
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by The Editors on February 2, 2012
First there were the slew of “skateboard bandits” hitting banks, now police in Orange County, California are looking for someone they are calling the “snowboarder bandit,” after a man robbed a Wells Fargo branch in Irvine, California, according to a story in the Orange County Register.
The robber is believed to be the man who authorities have linked to holdups in Laguna Hills, Anaheim Hills, Ladera Ranch and Corona del Mar, said Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman. Authorities have described the serial robber as a white man in his mid-20s to mid-30s, who is about 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds. . . The robber is believed to be the man who authorities have linked to holdups in Laguna Hills, Anaheim Hills, Ladera Ranch and Corona del Mar, said Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman.
You know, buying all that Volcom gear can get expensive. And come to think of it, he does look pretty much like every guy we ever see when we’re rolling behind the Velcro curtain. . .If he looks more familiar than that, click here for the tip line.
[Link: Orange County Register]
by The Editors on July 25, 2010
A second San Diego Bank was robbed last week by a man described as the “skateboard bandit,” according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
An armed robber used a skateboard to get away after holding up a bank in Torrey Highlands Friday, San Diego police said. . . .Witnesses at Wells Fargo Bank on Highland Valley Place believed the robber was carrying a black pistol when he demanded cash from a teller, police said. . . Officers are checking the area for a white man wearing a black hooded jacket, jeans, a green bandanna and sunglasses.
A guy with the same description robbed a different San Diego Bank on July 12, 2010.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
A bank robber dubbed the “Skateboard Bandit” is still free after hitting two Wells Fargo Banks in Sacramento, California last Saturday April 25, 2009.
