[Scan-DC] Orange County 'scanner bandit'

Fri Jan 14 11:00:04 EST 2011

Ok my apologies then. In the subject line it says "Orange County Scanner 
Bandit" so I assumed he was robbing banks in Orange County. Either way 
having the scanner did not stop him from being arrested. It also reminds me 
of a situation for the county I used to work for. We had a guy rob a bank 
and had the scanner turned up loud so the bank employees could hear it. He 
told them of they pushed the alarm while he was in the bank and he heard it 
dispatched he would start shooting them. Obviously they did not push the 
alarm until he left. He was apprehended during a routine traffic stop 5 
minutes later for speeding. Yeah he actually stopped for the speeding 
ticket. Reference the scanner he had, it was a model that could not receive 
800mhz frequencies. The jurisdiction he was in was exclusively 800mhz. What 
the bank employees were hearing was the District of Columbia PD on 460mhz. 
Just another example of having a scanner does not always equal a leg up on 
the appropriate law enforcement agency!

-----Original Message----- 
From: Robert Eisner
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 10:49 AM
To: Lee Williams
Cc: Daren Diers ; Alan Henney ; Scan DC
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Orange County 'scanner bandit'

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/01/10/police-nab-suspected-scanner-bandit-wanted-for-4-bank-heists/

Most of the banks that he was robbing were in L.A. County.  Very little 
encryption in 3 of 4 cities mentioned in the KCAL 9 story that I've posted 
above.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 14, 2011, at 9:42 AM, Lee Williams <Leonzo at hotmail.com> wrote:

> The most interesting thing about this story to me is that if he was 
> robbing
> banks in Orange County CA, all of their law enforcement radio traffic is
> encrypted. Begs the question of what/who he was listening to? Maybe the
> drive through radio frequencies of fast food restaurants??
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Daren Diers
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 6:41 AM
> To: Alan Henney
> Cc: Scan DC
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Orange County 'scanner bandit'
>
> 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
>>
>> SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. B
>>
>> LENGTH: 355 words
>>
>> DATELINE: ORANGE
>>
>> 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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