Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Location: Citibank 33 N. Moorpark Road Thousand Oaks , Ca
Date & Time/ RB#: July 3, 2008 / 12:45 p.m. 08-17913
Unit Responsible: East County Major Crimes Unit

Narrative:
An unidentified man used what appeared to be a simulated explosive device to threaten employees and customers during a bank robbery Thursday afternoon.

The robber walked into the Citibank branch at the corner of Moorpark Road and Thousand Oaks Boulevard wearing a fisherman’s hat pulled down to his eyes and a white cloth covering his face. The man held a device that witnesses described as a cluster of batteries and wires wrapped in duct tape. The man told everyone present that he had a bomb. He calmly walked up to two bank employees and demanded money.

The robber received an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot toward Hillcrest Drive. He was described as being approximately 5’6” to 5’10” and weighing 180 lbs. He had dark hair and was wearing a dark blue fishing hat, a gray fleece shirt, and dark blue pants. No one was injured during the heist.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact Detective Jon Smith of the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit.