BREAKING NEWS:

Authorities have recovered a large portion of the money that was stolen Tuesday morning from a Costa Mesa bank, a spokeswoman for the FBI confirmed this morning.

Spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said police recovered a number of large and small bills from two suspects who were arrested Tuesday and found additional money in their car. Bystanders also returned bills that were thrown out the window of the car during a police chase that ended at a Baldwin Hills mall.

Eimiller said police did not know yet how much money had been reclaimed.

“They got away with large and small bills, so we haven’t totally evaluated the sum that was taken,” she said. “That’s being done.”

The FBI released a description late Tuesday night of the three suspects still at large. All were described as males in their late 20s wearing gloves and black ski masks; one wore a dark sweat shirt and pants while the others sported a red flannel jacket and a white sweat shirt with colored dots. The latter suspect was also described as carrying a red, white and blue picnic-style bag.

Two of the suspects were last seen entering the mall; another fled on a side street. Eimiller said all three men are considered armed and dangerous.

MICHAEL MILLER may be reached at (714) 966-4617 or at michael.miller@latimes.com.