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Article: FBI asks for public's help to ID man dubbed 'Goofy Hat Bandit'
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- The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.
- Article date:
- May 11, 2007
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His penchant for wearing certain hats made the FBI dub him the
"Goofy Hat Bandit."
He has appeared in floppy fisherman hats. Security cameras also
captured him wearing a fedora-type hat, a baseball cap and what looks
like a driver's cap. Sometimes he wears glasses.
This crook with a hang-up for headgear has robbed 32 banks across
the Southland since 2005. The most recent robberies were last month
in Whittier and Commerce.
Authorities want to put a name to the face and are asking for the
public's help.
"He first robbed October 2005 in Los Angeles, and he's been
robbing since then," FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said. "In our
territory, he's currently the most prolific."
The territory in ...