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• Another bank robbed in Spokane, police say

  March 7, 2012 in News, City A robbery has been reported at Sterling Savings bank at 103 E. Queen Ave. in north Spokane. 2

• U.S. Bank robbed in northwest Spokane

  March 5, 2012 in News, City A bank was robbed in northwest Spokane today. 3

• Spokane police apprehend alleged bank robber

  February 24, 2012 in News Spokane police quickly arrested a man in his hotel room across the street from a bank they say he robbed this morning. David Donald Thometz, 49, was booked into Spokane … 13

• Police: Bank robber’s bomb threat led to evacuations

  November 29, 2011 in News, City A suspected robber arrested inside a downtown Spokane bank this afternoon falsely told police there was a bomb inside the building, leading to road closures and evacuations at nearby offices. 4

• Bicycle Bandit gets 17 years in federal prison

  October 14, 2011 in City The “bicycle bandit,” who committed nine armed bank robberies in Spokane from which he fled on a bike, has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison. 1

• Man robs North Side bank branch

  October 5, 2011 in City A man robbed the Chase bank branch at 5508 N. Division St. this afternoon, and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. 9

• Wigged heists described

  October 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 A suspect in a series of bank robberies pulled off by someone wearing a variety of wigs confessed to the crimes after her arrest, according to court documents. Cynthia Lynn …

• ‘Bad Hair Bandit’ suspect also worked as school nurse during spree

  August 20, 2011 in City on Page A7 A former Kootenai County Jail nurse suspected of robbing at least 20 banks in four states also worked as a school nurse in Western Washington during the crime spree. Alleged …

• FBI believes suspect is ‘Bad Hair Bandit’

  August 18, 2011 in City on Page A1 A series of bank robberies involving a woman wearing a variety of wigs may be the work of a nurse employed at the Kootenai County Jail until last week. The …

• Suspected bank robber arrested in river

  July 21, 2011 in City on Page A7 A convicted child rapist and suspected bank robber was pulled from the Spokane River on Wednesday after leading police on a chase into a cemetery. Lawrence A. Wideman, 43, was … 3

• Bike bandit pleads guilty to nine counts

  May 20, 2011 in City on Page A6 A hooded, BMX bike-riding Spokane man who terrorized local bank tellers for almost a year pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to nine counts of armed bank robbery that netted …

• ‘Bicycle Bandit’ pleads guilty to Spokane bank robberies

  May 19, 2011 in City A hooded, BMX bike-riding Spokane man, who terrorized local bank tellers for almost a year, pleaded guilty today in federal court to nine counts of armed bank robbery that netted …

• ‘Bad Hair Bandit’ blamed for Spokane bank heist

    May 9, 2011 in City A suspected bank robber dubbed the “Bad Hair Bandit” is being sought for a heist today at a North Spokane bank and may be involved in as many as 14 … 16

• Robbery at bank puts schools on lockdown

  December 3, 2010 in City on Page A10 Spokane Valley police are investigating a robbery at an East Sprague Avenue bank Thursday that locked down two nearby schools. At 2:26 p.m., a man walked in the west door … 1

• Bike-riding bank robbery suspect identified

  October 18, 2010 in City A 33-year-old man with no substantial criminal record appeared before a U.S. magistrate in a jail jumpsuit today, accused of robbing a north Spokane bank at gunpoint last week.

• Doug Clark: Robber to be commended for sustainability act

  September 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 It’s Sustainable September, folks, which makes it the perfect time to give a little credit to those who are going the extra mile for the planet. In that regard, I …

• CdA Wells Fargo robbed; suspect flees on bicycle

  August 27, 2010 in Idaho The Wells Fargo Bank at 114 E. Appleway in Coeur d’Alene was robbed about 6 p.m. today. According to Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Christie Wood, a man walked into the …

• Bike-riding crook robs North Spokane bank

  August 24, 2010 in City Around 4 p.m. today, a man robbed a Washington Trust Bank in North Spokane and pedaled away on a bicycle. 4

• Robbery blamed on cycling perpetrator

  July 29, 2010 in City on Page A5 A masked gunman believed to have robbed five banks since December may have struck again Wednesday.

• Suspect arrested in bank robberies

  July 22, 2010 in City on Page A7 A man on federal probation for passing counterfeit money was arrested Tuesday in Spokane on suspicion of bank robberies in Omak, Wenatchee and Moses Lake. Cameron Len Gaunt, 28, of …

• Middle-age woman sought in bank heist

  July 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 A woman robbed a bank inside a Spokane grocery store on Wednesday.

• Alleged bank robber arrested

  May 29, 2010 in City The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, with the help of the Spokane Police Department, arrested Spokane a man Saturday wanted in connection with a spree of crimes including bank robbery … 1

• Suspect sought in bank robbery

  May 19, 2010 in City on Page A6 Authorities were searching Tuesday for a man who robbed a south Spokane bank, holding a bank employee to the ground at gunpoint. The man walked into the Chase Bank branch …

• Robbery suspect blames voices in head

  May 14, 2010 in City on Page A7 A man accused of robbing a downtown Spokane bank told police voices in his head told him to commit the crime, according to court documents prepared by detectives.

• Man robs credit union in north Spokane

  April 23, 2010 in City A man robbed the Spokane Teachers Credit Union branch on Indian Trail Road this afternoon. 3

• Robber apparently knew bank’s methods

  April 20, 2010 in City on Page A6 An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen from a north Spokane bank Monday by an armed robber who wore a red ski mask and appeared to possess a keen understanding …

• Video helps identify Spokane Valley robbery suspect

  April 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 A robbery suspect was arrested on Monday less than 90 minutes after police say he stole money from a bank at gunpoint. Police reviewing surveillance footage from Washington Trust bank …

• Same robber likely hit two banks

  March 5, 2010 in City on Page A7 Spokane police think the gunman who robbed a Northwest Boulevard bank last month also robbed a bank in December.

• Robber steals cash from Safeway bank

  February 23, 2010 in City on Page A5 A man robbed a bank inside an Spokane grocery store Monday. About 5:26 p.m., the robber entered a Banner Bank branch inside the Safeway store at 933 E. Mission Ave., …

• Credit union robbed in north Spokane

  December 24, 2009 in City A credit union branch was robbed today in north Spokane. A man handed a teller at Numerica Credit Union, 1916 W. Francis, a note about 11:44 a.m. claiming he had … 6

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