[Scan-DC] Orange County 'scanner bandit'

[Daren Diers]

Wow! Pay phones? They still have those things?



Daren





On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:29 PM, Alan Henney <alan at henney.com> wrote:

>
> Orange County Register (California)
>
> January 11, 2011 Tuesday
>
> Man charged in 'scanner bandit' case
>
> BYLINE: By DENISSE SALAZAR and SEAN EMERY, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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> SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. B
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> LENGTH: 355 words
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> DATELINE: ORANGE
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> HIGHLIGHT: Suspect was arrested Friday in Corona on suspicion of robbing
> banks in L.A., O.C.
>
>
> The suspect dubbed the "scanner bandit" appeared in court Monday to face
> multiple charges of bank robbery, as a judge set $1 million bail in the
> case, authorities said.
>
> Garry Allen Reeder, 47, was arrested Friday afternoon in Corona, a day
> after Orange police issued a warrant for his arrest on suspicion of robbing
> multiple banks since Dec. 15 in Los Angeles and Orange counties, Orange
> police Sgt. Dan Adams said.
>
> Reeder has been charged with two counts of felony robbery, one count of
> felony burglary, one felony count of sending a false bomb and enhancements
> for using a dangerous or deadly weapon and the use of a firearm, according
> to Orange County Superior Court records. His Monday arraignment was
> continued until Feb. 4.
>
> Authorities got a tip Friday that Reeder could be in the area of Sixth and
> Main streets in Corona. About 1:45 p.m., a Corona police sergeant spotted
> Reeder standing near a pay phone at Sixth Street and Victoria Avenue, Adams
> said.
>
> Authorities searched Reeder's room at the Ayres Inn in Corona and found
> evidence that linked him to robberies, including cash from a robbery in
> Orange, Adams said.
>
> The scanner bandit last struck at a Bank of America in Orange on Jan. 4,
> sitting down with an employee and opening what looked like a day planner
> that contained a device that looked like a bomb, with cylinder-shaped
> objects that resembled flares, wiring and electronic components.
>
> The man fled with an undisclosed amount of money, leaving the fake bomb
> behind, police said. The bomb squad was called to the scene, forcing
> authorities to close the bank and block off an adjacent parking lot for
> several hours as they inspected the device.
>
> The scanner bandit also threatened to use an explosive device at robberies
> in Torrance, Whittier and Norwalk but took the device with him, authorities
> say. During the Orange robbery, police believe he was forced to use both
> hands to carry out a recycling bin he had filled with cash.
>
> Authorities dubbed the man the scanner bandit after witnesses told them
> that he carried a radio that looked like a police scanner during the
> robberies.
>
> 714-704-3709 or desalazar at ocregister.com
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