Crime & Safety
'Plain Jane' Bandit Strikes Again, FBI Says
The "Plain Jane" bandit, who the FBI believes held up a Wildomar bank last week, allegedly struck again Monday in Downey.
The "Plain Jane" bandit, who has held up seven banks in Riverside, Los Angeles and Orange counties in the past couple of weeks——struck again today, this time at a bank in Downey, according to the FBI.
"Plain Jane," so named because of descriptions provided by witnesses, either slips a teller a note or verbally commands the employee to give her money, claiming she has an accomplice waiting for her.
The latest heist occurred about 2:15 p.m. at a Bank of America branch at 10010 Paramount Blvd., said Laura Eimiller of the FBI.
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The suspect is described as Hispanic, 35 to 45 years old, between 5-foot- 3 and 5-foot-5 and weighing 160 to 180 pounds.
There is a for information that leads to her arrest.
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