Woman Robs Local Bank, Makes Off With Cash

A woman allegedly made off with an undisclosed amount of cash Tuesday afternoon when she robbed a U.S. Bank branch in unincorporated Murrieta, according to a sheriff's official.

The robbery was reported at about 2 p.m. at U.S. Bank inside Alberston's, 39140 Winchester Road, according to Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Steve Fredericks.

"At about 2 p.m. we had a Hispanic female adult show up at the U.S. Bank inside the Albertson's shopping center; she presented a demand note for cash, implying she had a firearm—a gun—inside her purse," Fredericks told Patch.

The woman then walked out of the store with money in hand, the sergeant said.

It was not known if she left in a vehicle, or what type of vehicle it might have been, he said.

Detectives with the Southwest Sheriff's Station were investigating the robbery and were working some leads, but as of 5 p.m. the suspect remained outstanding, Fredericks told Patch.

The branch was closed while an investigation was conducted, but Fredericks said Albertson's remained open.

The FBI was also contacted because a bank robbery is a federal crime, he said.