ORLANDO, Fla. — Police in Central Florida say they’ve solved three recent bank robberies with a single arrest.
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The first two robberies occurred in the City of Altamonte Springs. Police there were called to a Truist Bank on May 17 for a robbery, then again on June 13 at a Regions Bank.
In each case, police say the suspect passed a note demanding money while he implied he had a gun and a bomb.
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He was described as a thin black man wearing all black including a black mask and sunglasses.
Just three days later, Orlando police were called to the TD Bank on South Semoran Blvd. shortly before 1 p.m. for reports of a robbery.
In a photograph released by the police department, the suspect is again seen wearing a dark mask and sunglasses. As with the robberies in Altamonte Springs, Orlando police say the suspect gave the teller a note and left with cash.
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However, the third robbery was not a charm for the suspect as Orlando police officers were able to catch up to him as he sat in a car near the intersection of Old Winter Garden Road and State Road 408.
Police identified the suspect as 24-year-old Keelan Anderson. He faces a charge from the City of Orlando for robbery with the threat of a weapon.
After Anderson’s arrest, Detectives with the Altamonte Springs Police Department determined they had enough evidence to name him as the suspect in their two robberies as well.
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Police say they’ve issued a warrant for Anderson charging him with one robbery and are in the process of preparing the other.
Anderson is being held in the Orange County jail on no bond.
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