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El Cerrito: US Bank Robbed of Several Hundred Thousand Dollars

by ECT

On December 28, 2015, at 10:38 am, an unidentified suspect entered Safeway and went to the US Bank branch which is located inside of the store. The suspect handed the US Bank teller a demand note requesting money.

In fear of being hurt, the teller filled several bags with cash and turned them over to the suspect. The estimated loss at this time is several hundred thousand dollars. Witnesses describe the suspect as being African American, standing 5’08” tall, weighing 150 pounds and wearing a baseball hat.

Anyone with information about the identity or location of the suspect is urged to contact the El Cerrito Police Department at 510-215-4400 or email: [email protected].

There is a reward for information leading to the arrest of the depicted suspect. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous and citizens should not attempt to contact or apprehend the suspect. The best course of action is to call 911 if the suspect is spotted.

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9 comments

Your Mom Dec 28, 2015 - 5:42 pm

Why not give them money with dye packs? Stupid! We’re in 2016 and people are still robbing banks successfully. Hope they catch this scumbag and lock him up and throw away the key!!!

Julio Dec 28, 2015 - 7:53 pm

What bank in a grocery store has hundreds of thousands of dollars on hand? They don’t.

rocky Dec 28, 2015 - 8:04 pm

he’s wearing a chicago bulls cap

Don Gosney Dec 28, 2015 - 8:13 pm

Is it common for supermarket branch banks to have several hundred thousand dollars on site? That seems like a lot of money for such a bank. I would’t even think that a brick and mortar branch would have that much cash on hand.

..r.J.b Dec 28, 2015 - 9:23 pm

Doesn’t make sense. How did the robber know to hit that bank at that specific day, which happens to be the day the bank had the most cash? What robber is bold enough to commit such a thing in a crowded grocery store?

Sounds like an inside job to me. I wonder what the race of the so called bank teller is. Hmm…

Jennifer Dec 28, 2015 - 11:05 pm

Yes, it’s a lot of money. He obviously hit the vault. I like the idea of dye packs for all bank robberies, and will never understand why they don’t use them every time. If word got out that all you’ll get is dye packs, there would be less bank robberies.

AJ Dec 29, 2015 - 12:34 am

The teller will soon be getting fired!!!

Sanju Dec 29, 2015 - 4:33 pm

Omg. The suspect hand the teller a note. Obviously the teller had to go inside their bank, open the safe and take all those money out. It should took him 2-5 minutes. He could have called the police or let someone Know so they can call the police. People as his Co workers works inside by safe too. And what about the manager, he probably didn’t let him know either.
This all equal to inside job. The suspect did not show any weapons either

Jennifer Dec 29, 2015 - 6:21 pm

Having worked in banking (when I was young), I definitely think it’s a inside job. It’s the first thing I thought of, but didn’t want to sound “accusatory.” But I’ll agree with others. Vaults have “reserve requirements” as to how much money should be in the vault. A store branch…this doesn’t make any sense. I hope they catch him!

matthew thornton Jan 19, 2016 - 6:51 pm

As soon as this person goes and buys a 45,000 dollar Cadillac Seville and puts all those hundreds on a table then they will catch this person. Until then have fun spending away while your still free.

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