Crime & Safety
Accused Sonoma County Bank Robber Tied To Second Heist: Police
In addition to the 2 bank robberies, the man is accused of violating probation.
WINDSOR, CA — A man arrested over an alleged bank robbery in Windsor has been implicated in another bank robbery in Santa Rosa, police said Thursday.
Derrick Lamm, 39, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of robbing the Wells Fargo Bank on Lakewood Drive in Windsor that morning.
Detectives in Santa Rosa now allege that a man who robbed the Chase bank on Mendocino Avenue on April 11 matches the description of Lamm. The suspect entered the bank just before 4 p.m. and presented a note to the teller demanding cash. No weapon was presented, but the suspect left the bank with an undisclosed amount of money.
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On Tuesday just after 10:30 a.m., a masked man entered the Wells Fargo Bank on Lakewood Drive in Windsor and handed the teller a note demanding money, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said.
The suspect then fled on an electric scooter with an undisclosed amount of cash.
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Investigators took him into custody near 65 Shiloh Road and a search warrant was authorized for his apartment and car that allegedly revealed evidence connecting him to both robberies.
Lamm was booked into Sonoma County Jail without bail on suspicion of robbery and the outstanding warrant on Tuesday and then the Santa Rosa Police Department added its own allegations of robbery.
He is also being held on suspicion of driving on a suspended license, driving under the influence, violating probation, vandalism, assault with a deadly weapon, and robbery.
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