07-29-2015, 11:19 AM
The Snowbird Bandit Gets Clipped
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^ Randolph Bruce Adair, 70, was arrested last Wednesday and authorities think he is the ‘Snowbird Bandit’ behind five robberies in Orange County, CA this year. No persons were injured in the robberies, but the robber did brandish a gun.
Adair was arrested after several of his family members saw published surveillance images of the bank robber and contacted police.
Adair is a retired LAPD detective and was reportedly one of the officers who arrested Sirhan Sirhan immediately after the assassination of Robert Kennedy.
This story is kind of sad. Adair was bringing in almost $3,000 per month in pension, he's a Vietnam vet, he'd been a leader in police/community football leagues, he reportedly saved several people from a house fire during his days on the force. But, his daughter said he suffered a brain injury and several heart attacks a couple of years back and the FBI believes he has a gambling problem.
I can't find any mention of how much loot Adair stole in any of the media reports.
Adair appeared in a federal court in Santa Ana, CA on Monday and was charged with one count of bank robbery. He is being held without bond.
Bank robbery is always a federal crime and punishable by 10 - 25 years in prison.
Refs:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morni...n-his-70s/
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/...-detective
Bank robbery charges, considerations and sentencing: http://www.federalcharges.com/bank-robbe...s-charges/
^ Randolph Bruce Adair, 70, was arrested last Wednesday and authorities think he is the ‘Snowbird Bandit’ behind five robberies in Orange County, CA this year. No persons were injured in the robberies, but the robber did brandish a gun.
Adair was arrested after several of his family members saw published surveillance images of the bank robber and contacted police.
Adair is a retired LAPD detective and was reportedly one of the officers who arrested Sirhan Sirhan immediately after the assassination of Robert Kennedy.
This story is kind of sad. Adair was bringing in almost $3,000 per month in pension, he's a Vietnam vet, he'd been a leader in police/community football leagues, he reportedly saved several people from a house fire during his days on the force. But, his daughter said he suffered a brain injury and several heart attacks a couple of years back and the FBI believes he has a gambling problem.
I can't find any mention of how much loot Adair stole in any of the media reports.
Adair appeared in a federal court in Santa Ana, CA on Monday and was charged with one count of bank robbery. He is being held without bond.
Bank robbery is always a federal crime and punishable by 10 - 25 years in prison.
Refs:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morni...n-his-70s/
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/...-detective
Bank robbery charges, considerations and sentencing: http://www.federalcharges.com/bank-robbe...s-charges/