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LAPD Detective Arrested for String of Bank Robberies
Daily Mail
Thu July 23, 2015
Area: Los Angeles
Authorities in California say a retired Los Angeles Police Department detective is the so-called Snowbird Bandit who's responsible for a string of Orange County bank robberies.
Seventy-year-old Randolph Bruce Adair was arrested Wednesday in Rancho Santa Margarita in connection with five robberies this year.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department says Adair's family members contacted deputies indicating they had information about the robberies.
According to the station, detectives said evidence collected during a preliminary investigation connected Adair to five recent bank robberies that date back to March 20.
The robberies took place at California Bank and Trust in Dana Point, First Citizens Bank in Rancho Santa Margarita, Wells Fargo Bank in Mission Viejo, U.S. Bank in Ladera Ranch and First Citizens Bank in Rancho Santa Margarita, officials said.
Adair was booked into the Orange County jail and is being held on $205,000 bail. Investigators say they intend to pursue federal charges.
A message seeking comment was left at a telephone listing for Adair in Rancho Santa Margarita.
Detectives said evidence collected during a preliminary investigation connected Adair to five recent bank robberies that date back to March 20. He is pictured during ab alleged heist.
Adair (left and right) was booked into the Orange County jail and is being held on $205,000 bail. Investigators say they intend to pursue federal charges.
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