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Article: FBI Says It Caught 'Fishing Hat Bandit'
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- January 10, 2005
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JOSHUA FREED, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
01-10-2005
Dateline: MINNEAPOLIS
The FBI said Monday it has caught the Fishing Hat Bandit, a bank robber who has committed nearly two dozen robberies in the Twin Cities over the past year and a half, often wearing floppy hats during his holdups.
John Douglas Whitrock, 56, of Burnsville, was arrested on Friday after a robbery at a credit union in Edina.
"Based on the investigation to date, evidence has been developed that allegedly ties Mr. Whitrock to multiple bank and credit union robberies in the metropolitan area," FBI spokesman Paul McCabe said. "We are confident that the suspect known as the `Fishing Hat Bandit' is no longer a threat to the ...