'Harry Potter Bandit' bank robbery suspect held in Washington

The robber resembled the young wizard in J.K. Rowling's novels, and movies made from the books.

A 20-year-old Mill Creek, Wash., man the FBI believes is the "Harry Potter Bandit" is in custody, charged with three counts of bank robbery.

A team of federal and Washington law enforcement officers arrested Caleb Andrew Dierlam Dec. 14 at his residence. He faces charges of robbing an Umpqua Bank in Lynwood, Wash. He also is a suspect in at least six bank robberies in Washington and Oregon.

The robber was called the "Harry Potter Bandit" because he resembled the young wizard in J.K. Rowling's novels, and movies made from the books. The suspect was described as between 18 and 25, 150 pounds, about 5-foot-9 with dark hair.

Investigators think the bandit is responsible for several robberies, including the Nov. 8 robbery of a Key Bank on Southeast Burnside Road in Gresham, and the Nov. 8 robbery of a U S Bank on Southwest Tualatin Valley Highway in Beaverton.

When he robbed the Gresham bank, police said the bandit was covered in orange paint.