Crime & Safety
'Midnight Bandit' Wanted In Dozens of Hold-Ups Including Los Al Robbery
Officials release photos of the robber in hopes the public will help track him down.
Detectives asked for the public's help today in identifying a suspect who since April 2012 has robbed nearly five dozen Orange and Los Angeles County convenience stores and gas stations, including one in Los Alamitos.
The “Midnight Bandit” typically approaches lone gas station clerks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., armed with a handgun, and takes money from the cash register, said Nicole Nishida of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
In addition to a Dec. 29 hold-up at a Los Alamitos Shell Station on 10961 Los Alamitos Boulevard, he has been linked to 57 other robberies in Anaheim, Bell, Buena Park, Burbank, Culver City, Garden Grove, Glendale, Huntington Park, La Palma, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Monterey Park, Newport Beach, Pasadena, Santa Monica, South Gate and Torrance, Nishida said. The most recent holdup occurred on May 22, she said.
In a robbery in March, he was captured on surveillance footage driving a silver or gray 2000 to 2004 Jaguar S Type four-door sedan.
The suspect is described as a black man in his late 20s, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weighing between 180 to 200 pounds.
Anyone with information about his identity or whereabouts was asked to contact the sheriff's Major Crimes Bureau at (562) 946-7893.
-- City News Services
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