Bank Robbery Suspect Caught by Witnesses

A 41-year-old man was in custody after a bizarre attempt to rob a Malibu bank using a false beard, wig and bicycle, officials said.

Gordon Gleason handed a Great Western Bank teller a note demanding cash, said sheriff’s Det. Richard Schilling.

While the teller was complying with the demand, other bank employees, tipped off by the suspect’s ill-fitting reddish-brown wig and false beard, called the Sheriff’s Department, Schilling said.

As the suspect tried to make a getaway via bicycle, several witnesses pursued him on foot and by car. Two witnesses tackled him and held him until deputies arrived, Schilling said.