March 21, 2018
UPDATE
On March 20, 2018, the Los
Angeles Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation and
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Fugitive
Apprehension Team have located and arrested Patrick Robert Day, a
42-year-old parolee at large, for the three March 5, 2018 bank
robberies. This robbery series was dubbed “The Ginger Bandit.”
Day has an extensive criminal history, including arrests for
narcotics violations and violent crimes. Investigators received
several “tips” from the community that identified Robert Day as the
Ginger Bandit. The Los Angeles Police Department wishes to thank
the public for their assistance.
San Fernando: The Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery
Homicide Division, Robbery Special Section detectives and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation Los Angeles Field Office are asking
for the public’s help in identifying a suspect responsible for a
series of bank robberies in the west San Fernando Valley.
The suspect walks into the banks, approaches the employees, and
displays a note demanding money and threatening that he has a gun
and/or bomb. The suspect then takes the money flees the
location.
Locations Targeted
On March 5, 2018 at 2:30 p.m., in the 22800 block of Victory
Boulevard
On March 5, 2018 at 2:40 p.m., in the 22000 block of Ventura
Boulevard
On March 5, 2018 at 2:20 p.m., in the 21800 block of Sherman
Way
Suspect is described as a male White, reddish brown hair, light
colored eyes, 25 to 35-years-of-age, standing approximately 5 feet
6 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing around 150 to 180
pounds.
If you have any information, contact Freddy Arroyo or Orlando
Martinez, Robbery Homicide Detectives, at (213) 486-6840 or Los
Angeles FBI Field Office Special Agent Cat Moore at (310) 477-6565.
During non-business hours or on weekends, please contact
1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous
should call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS
(800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters
may also visit www.lapdonline.org, and click on “Anonymous Web
Tips” under the “Get Involved-Crime Stoppers” menu to submit an
online tip. Lastly, tipsters may also download the “P3 Tips” mobile
application and select the LA Regional Crime Stoppers as their
local program.