Crime & Safety

Watch: O.C. Bank Robbery in Progress

The suspect is wanted in six Orange County bank robberies.

Police in Tustin have release video of a man suspected in six Orange County bank robberies, including one at in Fountain Valley.

The "Wrong Way'' Bandit most recently struck about 10:40 a.m., Dec. 30, at the Nu Vision Credit Union at 2701 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, according to Costa Mesa police. The suspect showed a teller the gun and demanded cash.

The suspect is a Latino man, 30 to 40 years old, 5-foot-9, about 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He is also suspected of robbing a U.S. Bank branch in Tustin on Aug. 18, a Bank of the West branch in Garden Grove on Sept. 27, a First Bank branch in Costa Mesa on Nov. 4, and a Bank of the West branch in Garden Grove on Dec. 2.

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-- City News Service contributed to this report.

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