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Article: `Fishing Hat Bandit' caught? The crime: A man fitting the description robbed an Edina credit union Friday. The pursuit: A credit union official followed the man to a nearby garage. The arrest: Authorities pulled the suspect out of the trunk of a car.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 8, 2005
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Byline: Pam Louwagie; Jim Adams; David Chanen; Staff Writers
For a year and a half, the tall bank robber who often wore a floppy-brimmed fishing hat quietly nibbled at banks around the Twin Cities area. He hit some in St. Paul and Bloomington, later surfacing in Edina and Northfield. Notorious for his age, outerwear and stealth, he broke state records by committing 23 robberies within Minnesota's borders.
Authorities suspect they have finally caught up with him. On Friday, they arrested a man in the robbery of an Edina credit union and said he had many similarities to the suspect they had dubbed the "Fishing Hat Bandit." And a credit union president ...