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# Police catch bank robber
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/police-catch-bank-robber/
- Published: 2020-12-09T16:23:46.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-04T14:27:25.000Z
- Author: Matthew Hall
- Tags: Featured, bank robbery, smpd, Wells Fargo, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 12:37

The Santa Monica Police Department arrested a shotgun-wielding bank robber on Tuesday morning.

According to SMPD, on Dec. 8, at about 9:20 a.m., Santa Monica Dispatch received a call of an armed robbery in progress at the Wells Fargo Bank, 170 Pier involving a man armed with a shotgun.

The information was quickly provided to the dispatchers who were able to quickly relayed it to officers in the area.

Upon arrival, officers observed the suspect inside a vehicle exiting the bank parking lot. Officers conducted a high-risk traffic stop at the intersection of Neilson Way and Bicknell. The suspect was taken into custody without incident. Officers recovered a shotgun from the vehicle.