Thursday, February 07, 2013

Ferndale bank robbery case submitted to DA's office

Ferndale bank robbery case submitted to DA's office - Lorna Rodriguez/The Times-Standard


The Ferndale Police Department has submitted a January bank robbery case to the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office, and local officials are waiting to learn if federal charges can be filed against the suspects.

On Jan. 27, Wilits residents Larry Daniel Rodriguez, 39, and Sylvester Loren Vansickle, 56, were arrested on suspicion of breaking into the US Bank on Ocean Avenue in Ferndale.

Ferndale Police are investigating whether the men are connected to other bank robberies throughout the state.

'We're looking to see if there's any similarities between a couple unsolved ones in Mendocino County and one in Lake County,” Smith said....