FBI search continues for branch robbers in California, Alaska

JPMorgan Chase and Global Credit Union branches were among those recently hit by thieves in southern California and Anchorage.

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents in California and Alaska are searching for men who robbed several bank and credit union branches in the past few weeks.

In Orange County, California, officials said a masked male stole $31,000 after opening fire on a teller and fleeing the Chase Bank branch in Lake Forest.

The suspect remains at large, the local CBS News affiliate reported.

Police said the man reached over the counter and fired a round toward the feet of the bank teller, but no one was injured.

 

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