Thin Man With Bandaged Nose Robs Chase Bank in Mission Valley
A thin man with a bandage on the bridge of his nose robbed a Mission Valley bank Wednesday. The thief, who appeared to be in his early to mid-20s, handed a note to a teller at the Chase Bank branch...
View ArticleRobber Claiming Gun Hits Chase Bank Branch in Ramona
A Chase bank branch in Ramona was robbed Tuesday by a man who threatened he had a gun. Deputies received a radio call about 4 p.m. describing multiple silent robbery alarms from the branch located at...
View ArticleDowntown Bomb Scare Prompts Evacuations, Traffic Snarls
A suspicious package arrived by mail Thursday at a Core-Columbia bank, prompting evacuations and closures of traffic lanes in the bustling area until a bomb squad safely destroyed the parcel. The...
View ArticleBank Employee Who Bilked Seniors Out of $300K Sentenced
A Chase bank employee who stole $300,000 from four elderly customers she befriended at the Imperial Beach branch was sentenced Wednesday to nearly four years in state prison. Leona Parsons, 49,...
View ArticleMasked Man with Handgun Robs Bank in Imperial Beach
A masked man armed with a handgun robbed a bank in Imperial Beach on Thursday afternoon. The thief confronted a teller at the Chase Bank branch office in the 1100 block of Palm Avenue and demanded cash...
View ArticleChase Bank Bandit Pleads Guilty to Three Robberies Last Year
One of three roommates who stole more than $23,000 from a Mission Valley bank, where one of them worked as a teller, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal bank robbery charges. Aldo de Jesus Gomez, 22, of...
View ArticleRobber Driving Classic Sports Car Targets Chase Bank in Oak Park
A bank in the Oak Park neighborhood was robbed Saturday by a suspect who drove off in what appeared to be a classic Datsun 280Z sports car. At 9:50 a.m. on Saturday, a man presented a demand note to a...
View ArticleFBI Seeks Public’s Help Locating Man Who Robbed Chase Bank in Oak Park
The FBI sought the public’s help Monday in identifying a man who robbed an Oak Park-area bank. The robber, who appeared to be in his 20s or 30s, handed a demand note to a teller at the Chase Bank...
View ArticleBald Robber Wearing Curly Wig Flees With Cash Stolen From Fallbrook Bank
San Diego County sheriff’s deputies searched for a man Friday who robbed a Chase Bank branch in Fallbrook while wearing a curly white wig. Sheriff’s officials received reports of a robbery at 1:30 p.m....
View ArticleGovernor: 4 Big Banks Have Agreed to 90-Day Grace Period for Mortgage Payments
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that four of the nation’s five largest banks have agreed to a 90-day grace period for mortgage payments by Californians who are impacted by the coronavirus...
View ArticleLa Mesa Delays Timeline on Weekend Protests, Vandalism till Next Week
Contrary to a recent pledge, La Mesa said Friday that a timeline of events related to last weekend’s protests and vandalism won’t be released until early next week. “They canceled today’s news...
View ArticleMan Sentenced Nearly Five Years For Robbing Chula Vista Bank
A repeat offender who robbed a Chula Vista bank last year and fled the scene on an electric scooter was sentenced Monday to nearly five years in federal prison. Mario Daniel Haro, 32, a U.S. citizen...
View ArticleThin Man With Bandaged Nose Robs Chase Bank in Mission Valley
A thin man with a bandage on the bridge of his nose robbed a Mission Valley bank Wednesday. The thief, who appeared to be in his early to mid-20s, handed a note to a teller at the Chase Bank branch...
View ArticleAttempted Bank Robbery in Ocean Beach Ends in Standoff and Suspect’s Arrest
An attempted bank robbery in Ocean Beach bank prompted a brief police standoff that ended with the suspected perpetrator’s arrest Thursday. The would-be robber entered the Chase Bank branch office in...
View ArticleRobber Claiming Gun Hits Chase Bank Branch in Ramona
A Chase bank branch in Ramona was robbed Tuesday by a man who threatened he had a gun. Deputies received a radio call about 4 p.m. describing multiple silent robbery alarms from the branch located at...
View ArticleDowntown Bomb Scare Prompts Evacuations, Traffic Snarls
A suspicious package arrived by mail Thursday at a Core-Columbia bank, prompting evacuations and closures of traffic lanes in the bustling area until a bomb squad safely destroyed the parcel. The...
View ArticleFBI: Man Agreed to Don Protective Mask at Fallbrook Bank, Then Robbed It
Authorities reached out to the public Tuesday for help in identifying a thief who robbed a Fallbrook bank on Halloween after entering bare-faced and then complying with an employee’s request to put on...
View ArticleDowntown Bomb Scare Prompts Evacuations, Traffic Snarls
A suspicious package arrived by mail Thursday at a Core-Columbia bank, prompting evacuations and closures of traffic lanes in the bustling area until a bomb squad safely destroyed the parcel. The...
View ArticleSkateboard-Carrying Man Robs Chase Bank in San Marcos
A skateboard-toting man in sunglasses robbed a bank in north San Diego County late Thursday morning, the San Diego Sheriff reported. The thief, who appeared to be in his mid-20s to early 30s, handed a...
View Article‘Joyous’ Celebration for La Mesa’s Union Bank, 14 Months after Burning Nightmare
Kevin Cronin, CEO of MUFG Americas, (center) celebrates the groundbreaking of a new Union Bank in La Mesa. Photo by Chris StoneGold colored shovels are prepared for the groundbreaking of the new Union...
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