BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS

A bank on Harbor Boulevard in Costa Mesa was robbed Monday, police

said.

Costa Mesa Police Sgt. Darell Freeman said the man who robbed the

California Federal Bank at 2700 Harbor Blvd. of an undisclosed sum fled

out the side door of the bank shortly after the 3:30 p.m. robbery. Police

said they are unsure if he had a weapon.

Inside the locked bank at 5:45 p.m. Monday, officers interviewed

employees. A white sign on the bank’s front door read “This branch is

temporarily closed due to an emergency.”

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the Costa

Mesa Police Department at (714) 754-5280.