Alleged bank robber arrested in Watsonville
Mickey Adams
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — A woman accused of robbing a bank in Watsonville was placed in police custody Friday evening.
Watsonville Police released a video of the arrest, saying that reports of a bank robbery on the 1400 block of Main Street came in around 2:39 p.m. Friday.
A woman wearing a black hoodie, white medical mask, and pushing a shopping cart entered a bank, gave a threatening note to the teller, and then ran from the scene with the stolen money.
As police interviewed witnesses, one detective spotted the suspect — 34-year-old Elizabeth Rojas — across the street, and arrested her.
The police recovered most of the money as well as a small kitchen knife.