Crime & Safety
Woman Suspected of Muirlands Chase Bank Robbery Arrested
Police suspect Yvonne Marie Hernandez held up a Chase bank in Mission Viejo last month.
A woman suspected of robbing a Mission Viejo bank last month was in federal court yesterday.
Police arrested Yvonne Marie Hernandez, 45, Friday night at her prior home in Montebello based on a phone tip, said Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino.
Because she was previously convicted of bank robbery, Hernandez has been turned over to federal marshals and will be tried in federal court, Amormino said.
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The spokesman did not release how much was , but City News Service reported it was $1,661.
The getaway driver from the June 29 robbery is still at large. Police describe him as a male Hispanic in his 50s, slim, driving a forest green Toyota Camry with black rims.
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FBI Agent Chris Gicking said Hernandez regularly dresses like a man, said CNS, and wasn't trying to fool anyone.
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