FBI, Riverside County Seek Plain Jane Bank Robbery Suspect
MORENO VALLEY – Police are seeking a woman that has been tied to bank robberies throughout Southern California, the latest being three banks in Riverside County that were held up this week – two in Moreno Valley alone on Monday.
A composite of images of the Plain Jane bank robber supplied by the FBI
Dubbed the “Plain Jane” robber by FBI, a US Bank on the 23800 block of Clinton Keith Rd. in Wildomar was held up on Tuesday afternoon. One day earlier, reports that the same woman robbed a Chase Bank on the 14400 block of Moreno Beach Dr. along with US Bank branch on the 12700 block of Moreno Beach.
Descriptions released of the woman describer her as 5-feet-3 to 5 inches, weighing 170 to 180 pounds, believed somewhere between 40 to 45 years old. The suspect also has a possible tattoo on her right shoulder area along with a scar below or next to her right eye.
FBI officials told Riverside County deputies that she has also suspected of robberies in Buena Park, Santa Fe Springs and Whittier. That’s a total of five robberies in a span of two weeks, including four US Bank branches and a Chase Bank branch. She is possibly driving a car that is a four-door silver vehicle with a sun roof.
Another FBI supplied image of "Plain Jane"
Her robberies were carried out using written notes and verbal commands, making it sound as if she has an accomplice waiting for her outside the bank, though a second suspect has not been confirmed. In Tuesday’s robbery, a county report confirmed the suspect entered the branch, approached the teller and “demanded money.” The suspect took an undisclosed amount of money and left on foot. She was wearing a turquoise colored short-sleeved shirt and a floor length multi-colored skirt. Surveillance cameras caught the suspect during her robbery in Wildomar on Tuesday.
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Press-Enterprise: FBI seeks Plain Jane Bandit
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: “Plain Jane Bandit” wanted for six bank robberies
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