ELK GROVE, Calif. — Update:
Elk Grove police said officers have arrested a suspect in the Wells Fargo bank robbery that occurred Tuesday afternoon.
According to a press release, the Elk Grove Police Department, with help from the Sacramento Police Department, arrested Jacob Garcia, 35, of Sacramento at about 2 a.m. on March 17.
A photo was shared on social media of an unknown suspect in the robbery, later confirmed by Elk Grove police to be an image of Garcia, with police asking the public for help in identifying the alleged bank robber.
Tuesday evening, a community member recognized Garcia in a business on Stockton Boulevard and contacted the department, Elk Grove police said. Though officers had confirmed that the man in the business was their suspect in the bank robbery, he was reportedly no longer there when officers arrived.
However, Elk Grove PD said in the press release that Garcia returned to the Stockton Boulevard business early Wednesday morning, where police arrested him.
Garcia has been booked in the main county jail on the charge of robbery, Elk Grove police said. There is no other information at this time.
Original story:
The Elk Grove Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying an accused bank robber.
According to a press release from the police department, the suspect robbed a Wells Fargo on Laguna Boulevard Tuesday afternoon.
Police say the robbery took place just after 1:15 p.m. when the suspect walked into the bank and gave a teller a note demanding money. The employees feared for their safety and complied with the robber's demands, handing over an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect was last seen walking away from the bank through the parking lot.
Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic man, in his late twenties to early thirties, with a heavy build. The suspect has short black hair and was wearing a blue facemask, a black hooded sweater and gray sweatpants.
If you have any information, call the Elk Grove Police Department Detective Bureau at (916) 478-8060 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP (4357).
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