Crime & Safety

Arrest Made In Orange County Bank Robbery

Vincent Edward Wilson, 53, was arrested Thursday​ for a Jan. 2 bank robbery.

SEAL BEACH, CA - A Long Beach man was arrested this week in connection to a January bank robbery in Seal Beach. Vincent Edward Wilson, 53, was arrested Thursday for a Jan. 2 bank robbery at Chase Bank, 801 Pacific Coast Highway, police said.

Police said his alleged accomplice, Chad Richard Dupape, 29, of Fountain Valley, is already in custody on an unrelated crime.

The suspects are accused of pulling a knife on a teller and taking money from the bank before fleeing on foot, police said.

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Police said the case was turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for further investigation and prosecution.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police at (562) 799-4100, ext. 1109.

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--Photo via Seal Beach Police Department

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