Unarmed men rob bank
Three unarmed men stormed into a Washington Mutual bank in
Huntington Beach last week and made off with an unknown amount of
money.
Last Friday, three men who appeared to be in their twenties,
entered the Washington Mutual on Edinger Avenue and took over using
nothing more than verbal intimidation, said Huntington Beach Police
Sgt. Gary Meza.
The men were not wearing masks and did not appear to be to
concerned about people seeing what they looked liked, Meza added.
One of the men ordered everyone to stay where they were, while the
other two went behind the counters and took money from the bank
tellers, Meza said.
The men the fled in a dark colored sport utility vehicle,
witnesses said.
A maroon Chevrolet Suburban was found 200 to 300 hundreds yards
away from the bank. Police found a small amount of money in the car,
but suspect that it is only a portion of what the men took from the
bank, Meza said.
The suburban had been reported stolen in South Gate.
Police believe that the men stole the car to commit the robbery
and then dumped it and got into another car, which they used to make
their escape.
No one was injured during the robbery and police are still
investigating.
-- Jose Paul Corona
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