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Three suspects were arrested after allegedly robbing a "Bank of the West" in Temple City on Wednesday.

Temple Sheriff's Station deputies responded to a call of a bank robbery on the 9900 block of Las Tunas Drive at about 4:50PM. The suspects were described as two Black males and a Black female. When deputies arrived, they were told the suspects had just robbed the bank, then got into a black van and fled the location. A partial license plate of the suspects van was given to deputies by witnesses.

A short time later, a sharp-eyed Temple Station sheriff's deputy who was searching for the suspects, saw the van driving on the westbound 10 Freeway, near Walnut Grove Avenue in Rosemead. The deputy requested backup and was assisted on the freeway by a sheriff's helicopter and crew, sheriff's K-9, Temple Sheriff's Station and East Los Angeles Station deputies, and California Highway Patrol officers.

The van and its occupants yielded to deputies and officers, stopping on the westbound 10 freeway at the 5 freeway interchange. The suspects were ordered out of the van one at a time for the safety of the public and officers at the scene. The three suspects surrendered without incident (without the need for the use of force). They were arrested for bank robbery and transported to and booked at Temple Sheriff’s Station.

Unfortunately, the suspects actions resulted in some traffic delays for rush hour commuters.

The money stolen from the bank, a weapon, and other evidence connecting the suspects to the bank robbery were found inside the van.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives are working with agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to continue this investigation.

"Thanks to the help of good witnesses, deputies had a description of the suspects and their van. With that information, a very alert deputy spotted the suspects and their vehicle, leading to their arrest," said Lieutenant Tom McNeal, Temple Sheriff's Station.


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Lieutenant Thomas McNeal
Temple Sheriff's Station
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
(626) 285-7171


Captain Mike Parker
Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
(323) 267-4800
www.lasd.org

Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff