The FBI released security camera images of a bank robber nicknamed the bladed bandit who has held up a string of banks in the Long Beach area and Orange County.

The FBI released security camera images of a bank robber nicknamed the bladed bandit who has held up a string of banks in the Long Beach area and Orange County.

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The FBI released security camera images of a bank robber nicknamed the bladed bandit who has held up a string of banks in the Long Beach area and Orange County.

The FBI released security camera images of a bank robber nicknamed the bladed bandit who has held up a string of banks in the Long Beach area and Orange County.

The FBI released security camera images of a bank robber nicknamed the bladed bandit who has held up a string of banks in the Long Beach area and Orange County.



The FBI is asking for help finding a bank robber nicknamed the bladed bandit who has held up a handful of branches in the Long Beach area and Orange County this month.

On Wednesday, investigators released security camera footage from the banks, hoping someone would recognize the man responsible for the robberies, authorities said.

The bandit has successfully robbed three banks according to the FBI:

A Chase Bank at 801 Pacific Coast Highway in Seal Beach on Jan. 2

A Wells Fargo at 18712 Gridley Road in Cerritos on Jan. 16

A U.S. Bank at 17150 Magnolia Avenue in Fountain Valley on Jan. 18

He also attempted to rob a Farmers and Merchants bank at 3140 East Anaheim in Long Beach on Jan. 16, authorities said.

“During the robberies, the suspect brandishes either a gun or knife and aggressively demands cash,” the FBI said in a news release.

He also threatens to hurt the victims if they don’t cooperate, authorities said.

Investigators say the bandit is a white man between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-9 with a slender build, light hair, and light eyes.

Law enforcement also suspect the bandit has an accomplice, who is described only as a white man in his 20s, according to authorities.

The FBI asked anyone who recognizes the bandit to contact investigators at (310) 477-6565 or call 911.