[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for Feb. 25-27. - Brad Haugaard]
During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 454 service events, resulting in 78 investigations.
Fraud / Commercial Burglary
February 26 at 2:35 p.m., police responded to a business in the 800 block of East Central on the report of a fraud incident in process. Two suspects walked into the car dealership to purchase a vehicle. They each provided forged checks, and one provided an altered driver's license. The salesman was suspicious and called police. The suspects were arrested and taken into custody without incident.
Detective Bureau Case Follow-up
Chase Bank Robbery - Suspect Arrested for Series of Robberies and Awaiting Trial
On August 30, 2012, at 12:54 p.m., a lone male suspect entered Chase Bank located in the 600 block of West Huntington Drive. He approached the business teller window and placed a demand note under the teller window. The teller opened the folded note and realized it was a robbery note. The suspect in this bank robbery is suspected of a series of other robberies in the San Gabriel Valley. A similar vehicle and suspect description was obtained in the series, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation dubbed the suspect the "Haggler Bandit." Information was obtained and the suspect was identified.
On October 23, 2012, the series of robberies was presented to the District Attorney's Office by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Majors Team. An arrest warrant for seven felony counts of robbery was filed against the suspect, including the Monrovia bank robbery, with a bail amount set at $415,000.00. The suspect was located and arrested in Memphis Tennessee. He was extradited back to California and interviewed by Pasadena Police Department Detectives. He confessed to the series of robberies and now awaits trial.
