by The Editors on November 15, 2007
We’re thinking of creating the Carlsbadistan Bank Robbery Tote Board, just so we can more easily keep track of all the bank robberies in our quaint little village (this is number six in six months).
Today’s perp was described as a white, 60-year-old man, 5 feet 10, about 160 pounds wearing glasses, a white shirt, and blue jeans.
The man entered the [California Bank and Trust] branch on Carlsbad Village Drive near Madison Street about 10:45 a.m. After the teller gave him the money, the robber ran away. No weapon was seen.
Though we find it hard to believe that he ran all that fast. He was 60.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on September 28, 2007
Hey look, another Carlsbad bank was robbed yesterday at 3:40 PM. This time it was the Union Bank of California that is located inside the Ralphs at Avenida Encinas. The man asked for cash and:
The teller handed over the cash and the robber escaped after running south through the parking lot. He was described as black, in his mid-30s, 5 feet 11 inches tall, of medium build, with his hair in dreadlocks. He wore dark pants, a gray sweat shirt and sunglasses and carried a dark backpack.
The man walked with less than $1000 in cash. Though police “searched the area for almost an hour” with the help of the San Diego County Sheriff helicopter they did not find him. This is the fifth Carlsbad bank robbery since May.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on November 28, 2010
A Zumiez employee at Carlsbadistan’s Westfield Plaza Camino Real was robbed at gun point on Friday night (November 26, 2010) at approximately 11:30 PM, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The employee told authorities that the suspects were wearing “wrestling-type” masks over their faces and were carrying large semi-automatic handguns. They ran northbound through the parking lot of the shopping center, located at 2525 El Camino Real.
The robbers got away with the employee’s personal property and a Zumiez bank deposit but there were no injuries.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on December 30, 2008
Union Bank of California wasn’t the only Carlsbadistan bank robbery today. According to a story in the North County Times a man with a gun robbed the Navy Federal Credit Union at 1824 Marron Road.
The man armed with a handgun entered the bank about 6:15 p.m. and demanded money from a teller, the dispatcher said. Witnesses said the man ran away and they did not see a car. . . . A preliminary description of the suspect indicated only that he was a black man, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, wearing blue jeans and a black jacket, the dispatcher said.
What, is everyone trying to get this money in on their 2008 taxes or what?
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on July 26, 2008
The driver of a limo-van who had just dropped people off at Legoland and the Carlsbad Premium Outlet Mall Friday night July 25, 2008 was bound and robbed at gun-point by a black man 20-30 years old, medium build 5 feet 8 inches tall, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The driver had dropped other customers from Los Angeles at LegoLand before going to the outlet mall. As he waited, a man walked up to him, pointed a pistol at him and ordered him into the back of the van, Sgt Keith Blackburn said. . . . The gunman bound the victim’s ankles and wrists with plastic zip-ties. He took the victim’s bank teller machine card, ordered him to reveal his secret code, and drove him to several banks over the next hour.
The limo driver was dropped back off at the outlet mall where a passerby was able to free him from his Zip ties. No one was hurt and it wasn’t clear how much money the robber got. That sort of thing is not supposed to happen here. Seriously.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on April 25, 2008
The Carlsbad bank robbery spree continued on Thursday April 24, 2008 at 9:10 AM as a “6-foot-3 thin white male wearing a white tank top” knocked off the Washington Mutual at 6985 El Camino Real. He “demanded money but did not display a weapon, police said.”
And, as usual, he got away.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on April 23, 2008
A ski mask-wearing bandit wielding a “small sword” robbed a man at the ATM of the Washington Mutual Bank Branch at 699 Grand Ave. at 6:30 AM yesterday in the VIllage of Carlsbadistan.
The victim withdrew $100 from the Washington Mutual Bank branch at 699 Grand shortly before 6:30 a.m. and was accosted by the robber, said Carlsbad police Lt. Jay Eppel. . . .The man demanded the cash as he threatened the victim with the sword, and the victim complied, Eppel said.
The robber was described as white, about 30 to 40 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, wearing a dark-colored hooded sweat shirt and baggy jeans.
The robber ran away and the robbery victim was not injured.
[Link: 10news.com and The San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on December 4, 2007
We were making jokes earlier about Christmas consumption driving a rash of Carlsbad robberies, but this isn’t funny any longer. The Bank of America branch at the corner of Roosevelt and Carlsbad Village Drive was robbed yesterday (December 3) at about 2:30 PM. This is the same bank that was robbed on July 12 by a guy who looked like Elmer Fudd.
Police said the man gave the teller a demand note and showed a handgun in his waistband. The teller then gave the robber cash before he fled on foot, police said. . . .The thief was described as a white male, about 30 years old, with brown hair and a mustache. He was also described as about 5 feet 7 inches tall, wearing a blue jacket, a polo shirt, and blue jeans, police said.
And the bank robbery tote board (counting since May 07) moves to nine. This is the second Carlsbad B of A robbery in three days.
[Link: Sign On San Diego]
by The Editors on December 2, 2007
Teams from 59 elementary and middle schools traveled to Legoland yesterday (December 1, 2007) to compete in the First Lego League Championship Tournament. The competition pits “children around the globe against one another in robotics building and programming competitions, team Hackn’Botz [from Burbank, CA] has worked on training and building its robot for the last two months.”
The students must work together to program the robot’s brain to perform different missions on a pre-made map. As an added theme and learning requirement, all the missions make a lesson in conservation and green living.
See, Legoland does occasionally give back.
Of course, none of this was free. Legoland still charges a $20 admission for team members and coaches and $25.95 for friends and family. How else are they going to pay for that new aquarium?
[Link: Burbank Leader]
by The Editors on October 6, 2007
After attempting to hold up a 7-Eleven in Cardiff on October 3 at 1 AM, it seems that the black man in a ski mask drove north to Carlsbad and then robbed the Circle K on Roosevelt Street at gunpoint.
The gunman demanded cash and was seen leaving in a dark-colored car, police said. . . He was described as black, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, 165 pounds and bald.
We’re wondering if the Ralphs bank robber just shaved off his dreads for another round of robberies.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
We’re thinking of creating the Carlsbadistan Bank Robbery Tote Board, just so we can more easily keep track of all the bank robberies in our quaint little village (this is number six in six months).
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