'Blue Glove Bandit' Wanted By FBI For East County Bank Robbery

EL CAJON, CA — Authorities sought the public's help Wednesday in identifying a man who robbed a bank last year in eastern San Diego County.

The robbery happened around 10:30 a.m. Sept. 4 at the Wells Fargo at 1235 Avocado Ave. in El Cajon, according to the FBI San Diego's Violent Crime Task Force.

The suspect, called "The Blue Glove Bandit," approached the counter in the bank, took a customer as hostage, and demanded the teller give him money, federal officials said.

"Employees complied out of fear the suspect would hurt the customer," officials said in a news release.

The suspect ran away with $547 and headed northbound toward the intersection of Chase and Avocado avenues. No one was physically hurt during the robbery, officials said.

The suspect was described as a white man, about 6 feet tall and roughly 200 pounds, with an average-thin build. During the robbery, he was wearing a black zip-up hoodie, dark blue jeans, black and white sneakers, sunglasses, a black face mask and blue latex gloves.

The suspect was not seen with a weapon but implied he had a firearm with him, officials said.

Authorities asked anyone with information about the robbery to contact San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 or crime-stoppers.org.