Los Angeles bank tellers can now rest assured that the once elusive Tri-Cities Bandit and his accomplice will not strike again. Deputies of Community Oriented Policing Services Bureau arrested two suspects - Ernest Viana and Oleg Gorokhovsky - on Friday. more ›

If you have large ears and rob banks, it's only fitting your FBI nickname will be the "All Ears Bandit." However, today the Bureau is announcing the arrest of a man they believe is the large-eared perp. 25-year-old Stepan Dovlatyan was taken into custody at his home in Los Angeles on August 1st. more ›

Two July bank robberies link to the Safari Bandit - U.S. Bank Redondo Beach on July 1 and Montecito Bank & Trust Santa Barbara on July 8. According to victims, the Safari Bandit's mustache and sideburns are fake. He is further described as a white male between 35-45 years old, 6' tall, 180 pounds and having a medium build with brown hair. Thanks to his shades, the Safari Bandit's eye color is known. more ›

The FBI and local authorities are searching Sunday for suspects wanted in connection with two separate robbery incidents within four days of each other at the same Thousand Oaks bank. Chase Bank at 148 W. Hillcrest Drive was robbed first on May 4 and again on May 7, according to the Thousand Oaks Police Department, reports CBS Local. more ›

Authorities are searching for the “Geezer Bandit,” an elderly man in a blazer, dark pants and baseball cap who reportedly robbed his 13th California bank on Friday at about 5:30 p.m., threatening a teller with "a pistol" and leaving with cash, reports CBS Local. more ›

Three banks in Anaheim were held up in 30 minutes on Wednesday by a suspect being called the "fuzzy-face bandit". According to authorities, the bandit got away with cash from only one of the locations. more ›

A teenager believed to be about 15-years-old described as a black male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a slim build, short hair, clean shaven, and wearing a red polo shirt, attempted to rob a Wells Fargo in the 500 block of North Brand Boulevard around 10:15 a.m. on Friday. According to Glendale police the suspect, "approached a teller and passed a demand note, but then apparently got scared and took off," reports KTLA. No weapons were seen by witnesses, no money was taken, and there were no reported injuries. The suspect fled on foot heading west on California Avenue. more ›

Police are searching for a balding heavyset sexagenarian man who allegedly robbed a Manhattan Beach bank on Monday, according to the Daily Breeze. Most memorable about the suspect was what he was wearing: a "Mark Sanchez" New York Jets jersey. more ›

The FBI and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department are working to identify a man they've dubbed the "Balding Bandit," who is responsible for three bank robberies. more ›

Ah, life in the desert outskirts of Los Angeles. This incident happened this morning in Victorville when a 5'7" 200-pound Caucasian man gave a note to a teller that implied a threat if he did not receive some money. So far, no arrests, but not to fear, we hear barnyard animals are good crime stoppers. That's because of another great headline: "Barnyard animals help nab burglar." A suspect burgler Thursday in nearby Pinon Hills hid inside a building by a barn. Police were tipped off because all the animals were "fixated" on the building. "The donkeys, the geese and then pigs were just staring at this building," an official said. more ›

A U.S. Bank branch at Woodman and Riverside in Sherman Oaks was robbed this afternoon at around 2 p.m. Now a perimeter has been set up as police look for two suspects who may be armed. "There are choppers everywhere," exclaimed Beth Oslander, a resident nearby who e-mailed LAist asking what was going on. A bomb squad was also called two the scene because of a suspicious package left at the bank by the two suspects, the LAPD says. Notre Dame High School and some other nearby buildings have been evacuated. more ›

Twice in the last week he's handed a note to bank tellers in Mission Viejo and Aliso Viejo demanding money. Problem is, he ran off both times before getting any money, prompting the FBI to dub him as the "The Empty Pockets bandit." more ›

If you were wondering why streets are shut down and a helicopter is circling above near The Grove, it was a bank robbery at a Washington Mutual, according to Officer Lee at the LAPD. The suspect fled prompting a dragnet in the area. An LAist tipster said Ogden Drive was closed down between Beverly Blvd. and Oakwood Ave. more ›

Is this a sign of the times? In most likely unrelated cases, two banks have been robbed by two elderly people estimated to be in their 60s or 70s. more ›

For the second time in two days, a bank robbery has struck Los Angeles. Today, it ended in the death of a security guard after he was shot in the parking lot of the Bank of America branch at 29th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard (which is near or in the Jefferson Park neighborhood?). The two suspects got away. more ›

Noticing an increase in female involvement in bank robberies (remember Weathergirl?), the FBI has released a list of the top five female bank robbers in the Southern California area. Three of them get their own moniker, via KNBC: more ›

The FBI and LAPD bomb squad were brought out to the Bank of America at Pico and La Cienega Boulevards after an attempted bank robbery this morning. KCBS live reported that the robbers got "cold feet," never going through with the robbery, but left a "suspicious package" at a bank teller's window, prompting the shut down of the busy intersection until 11:30 a.m. more ›

I've always thought it was a shame that Jason Statham got stuck in the ghetto of glossy, empty action flicks. You'd never guess it by watching looks to be a winner. more ›

Photographer Colin R. Brown, who is known for his eerie pictures of the Griffith Park Fire, was heading to lunch downtown when he came upon the aftermath of a bank robbery. He e-mails us so share what he saw yesterday. more ›

Photo by nopantsxris via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr more ›

Lindsay Lohan to be jailed. Check. Nicole checks into jail. Check Glendale Galleria is getting in trouble with service unions for alleged illegal interrogations, spying, discrimination, and threats of firing. Check. Car thief found in trash can after foot chase in Wildomar. Check. The fourth freeway closure (the 60 last night) this week due to an accident. Check. Four possible Encino bank robbery suspects arrested. Check. "Britney Spears chopped off her hair back a... more ›

Was last night's earthquake cause to some full moon effect madness? Breaking News: "A man from the San Fernando Valley has contracted this year's first human case of West Nile virus in Los Angeles County, health officials said Thursday." (NBC4) A female suspect has been shot by police in a Sylmar Bank robbery. (KABC) "A SWAT standoff in the parking lot of a Taco Bell ended early this morning with the arrest of a... more ›

- Deemed the Irreconcilable Differences Bandit because during his first bank holdup he said he was going through a divorce that was bankrupting him, bro tried hold up three banks today and was successful in Burbank and Glendale - Daily News - Ex-Dodger Steve Yeager who is now a coach in the IE was driving home when a car flew over the center divider and landed on his roof. He needed 250-300 stitches. No... more ›

Green freeways last week. Green rooftops this week. “I do charity work, but I don’t do charity work for major studios,” says Russell Crowe. The New York Times takes a look at the Museum of the American West. 7 banks have been robbed in downtown Glendale since July while city officials look at downtown area's future. Under Secretary for the Preparedness Directorate, part of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), George W. Forseman... more ›

San Francisco is proud host of a new reality show called "How to Get the Guy" that's unfortunately not a descendant of Will and Grace, Queer Eye, The L Word, American Idol etc. Also a biodefence lab is coming to the East Bay and SFist teaches wine pairing. more ›

We ran from our very last SXSW event - the It Takes a Nation of Millions to Make this Panel panel - and straight to the airport to return to Los Angeles. Mena Suvari was on the plane and we wanted badly to chat her up but didn't; we got caught up in traffic on the 101 (no shock) because of a Sherman Oaks lockdown while the police searched for a bank robbery suspect (again, no shock) and, now, we see there is a week of rain in our future. Wait, are we sure LAist hasn't turned into Seattlest? more ›

If happiness is a warm gun, there's a gentleman in Simi Valley who was chuckling like Buddha on a lotus blossom jag - until the LAPD pinched him for possession of 388 illegal firearms, more than the total number of guns seized in 2003. more ›