Authorities were searching for a man suspected of robbing a Mission Viejo bank and attempting to rob a bank in Ladera Ranch on Monday, July 8, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said.
Deputies responded to the first bank around 12:41 p.m. after the suspect presented a note to a teller at a bank in Ladera Ranch, located in the 27000 block of Crown Valley Parkway. The man left the bank without getting any money, Sgt. Matthew Parrish said.
Around 1 p.m., the suspect, whose description was not released, targeted a second bank in the 26000 block of Marguerite Parkway in Mission Viejo. After presenting the teller with a note, the suspect left with an undisclosed amount of money.
The robbery and attempted robbery are believed to be related, Parrish said.
No injuries were reported.
