‘Granny Bandit’ suspected in robberies arrested
FONTANA, California—A crime analyst who put together a flyer for the “Granny Bandit” wanted in a series of armed robberies in California helped police arrest the woman after she spotted the suspect during her lunch break.
Police had earlier described the suspect as in her eighties, but Dodi Wasbotten turned out to be 51.
Police Chief Rod Jones thanked the analyst for helping detectives catch Wasbotten on Wednesday, hours after she allegedly robbed a woman outside a Target store.
Police had been searching for a woman suspected in four stickups in as many days. Victims described being held up by the woman outside department stores.
Jones said Wasbotten’s sedan matched a vehicle description, and that items belonging to one of the victims were found inside her car.
