SAN YSIDRO, Calif., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A California man suspected of committing several robberies across the state was arrested at the San Ysidro border crossing, the FBI said.
John Richard Martinez, a U.S. citizen from Fresno, was arrested as he was returning to the United States on New Year's Eve, the Los Angeles Times reported.
He was charged with the robbery of a payday loan business in San Diego on Dec. 20 and a bank in San Diego on Monday.
He is also suspected of robbing banks in Fresno, Tulare and Thousand Oaks, and robbing a pedestrian outside a hotel/casino in Lemoore, about 30 miles south of Fresno, the FBI said.
The FBI called the robber the "Dapper Bandit" because of his appearance during the bank robberies.
The robber wore a black golf hat, a gray or black sports jacket and a high-collared black shirt.
Authorities said he threatened tellers with a black semiautomatic pistol. UPI
