‘Blue Note Bandit’ robs Costa Mesa bank

The Blue Note Bandit has struck again.

Orange County’s most prolific bank robber in recent memory hit his 13th bank in two months Monday when he robbed a U.S. Bank in Costa Mesa at about 2:30 p.m., police said.

It’s the second bank he’s robbed in Costa Mesa. According to the FBI, the Blue Note Bandit robbed a local Chase Bank on Dec. 1.

He’s been dubbed the Blue Note Bandit because during one of his first robberies, he passed a note to the teller on blue paper. Monday’s robbery was like all the others, police said, he passed a note to the teller demanding cash and then walked out with the money.

Wells Fargo bank is offering up to $10,000 to anyone who gives police information leading to his capture.

The bandit is described as a white male, about 6 feet tall with brown hair, an average build and in his 40s.

“I can’t think of a more prolific [bank robber],” said Orange County Sheriffs Department spokesman Jim Amormino.