Bikini Bandits

183RD ST | CERRITOS
WED | MAY 7 5:15PM
With May gray already burning off, the time to head to the mall had come for one local teen who went out in search of something for the warmer months ahead. His trip was apparently a successful one, too, as he took the walk back home with a shopping bag in hand. But just blocks away from the mall, two other teens cornered him. With guns drawn, they robbed the kid of his shopping spoils and took off. The thieves didn’t get away with what they expected, though—all they nabbed was a bikini. Go figure.

UNKONWN LOCATION | WHITTIER
WED | MAY 14 2:30PM
Whittier police made good on a manhunt when they captured the so-called Late Bloomer bandit, who had robbed three banks in the last two months. Spawned from the same minds that brought you the Goofy Hat bandit and the Irreconcilable Differences bandit, the Late Bloomer bandit was targeted for his age—somewhere between 50 and 60, hair a shiny gray. The man got away with around $4,000 from his heists, intimidating clerks and tellers by shoving his hand down his pants and making a gun out of his waistband.