Jacksonville police arrested a 68-year-old woman Monday in last week's attempted robbery at a Regions bank at 9356 San Jose Blvd. where she left in a taxi.

Barbra Crawford Stratton of the 4300 block of South Plaza Gate Lane is charged with strong arm robbery, jail records show. She was the first arrest of three attempted robberies in Jacksonville in less than a week. The other two were men, and none appear to be related.

In the Regions Aug. 3 attempted robbery, the woman handed a teller a note demanding money. The teller notified a co-worker who addressed the woman, who replied in a soft voice that her daughter had been kidnapped and she needed the money, according to the arrest report. The employee didn't give her any money and said she should just leave, and she did.

Police released a surveillance image and said the woman was described as white, 65 to 70, approximately 5-foot-2 and 150 pounds, with straight gray hair to her shoulders. She also appeared to have no teeth. Tips came in leading to her arrest Monday, they said.

The other two were Aug. 1 at the 4328 Blanding Blvd. Wells Fargo and July 29 at the 10625 Philips Highway BB&T.