Sport Bike Bandit nabbed during bank robbery

Biker Bandit robs banks to pay his mortgage, Feds rob taxslaves of $10-million for his incarceration

“Sports Bike Bandit” bank robber apparently foiled in latest caper and arrested

News agencies in the Los Angeles area reported on Friday that a suspect who may be the so-called “Sports Bike Bandit” has been arrested after attempting to rob a bank in Long Beach, California. Given that label by the FBI because he wore motorcycle gear to hide his identity and used a sportbike as a getaway vehicle for his heists, the person has been suspected as being responsible for seven bank robberies over the past 12 months in the Southern California area. He was arrested after security guards and bank customers tackled and disarmed him as he was attempting to rob the Farmers and Merchants Bank at about 10:30 am. Three people, including the suspect, were injured in gunfire that erupted as he was being wrestled to the ground; none were hurt seriously. Local news footage showed police moving the suspect’s getaway vehicle, which appeared to be a second-gen Yamaha R1 with red duct tape and cellophane plastic plastered over all the bodywork in an apparent attempt to hide its actual color.

The FBI had released bank surveillance camera photos of the Sports Bike Bandit a few weeks ago, showing a person wearing a full-face helmet, jacket and gloves. News photos of the aftermath of the latest bank robbery attempt show a helmet that appears to be the same one in the FBI surveillance camera photos sitting on the floor of the bank, leading to news agency assumptions that this is the same person.

No wonder the bank tellers and managers were staring at me as I walked up to my local bank fully clad in motorcycle gear the other day. I’m smart enough not to walk into the bank with my helmet on, however; I took it off before walking in the door, putting them a bit more at ease. I found out later that it’s standard procedure at most banks to prepare to send an alarm if a helmeted person enters a bank. So don’t be a lazy fool and walk into your local bank with your helmet on. Not with yahoos like this guy giving us yet another negative stereotype we don’t need.



'Sport Bike Bandit' photos released by FBI

LONG BEACH (KABC) -- The FBI and Long Beach Police have released surveillance photos as they seek information leading to the arrest of the "Sport Bike Bandit".

Investigators say the bandit, or group of bandits, have been linked to at least seven bank robberies in the past two months. All of the robberies have occurred in Los Angeles County.

Investigators don't know if the bandit is committing the bank robberies alone or with others, however, law enforcement began using title "Sport Bike Bandit" after the unidentified male conducted a takeover-style bank robbery in 2008 wearing a black motorcycle helmet and leather jacket, as well as a colored bandana and black sunglasses.

In recent robberies, the bandit's helmet has been described as having black or orange, shiny tape on it.

The following is a list of banks linked to the Sport Bike Bandit:

7/25/08 Bank of America 6351 East Spring Long Beach
9/12/08 Bank of America 880 East Colorado Pasadena (Attempt)
10/28/08 First Bank 6200 East PCH Long Beach
1/12/09 Union Bank 20 Miraleste Plaza Rancho Palos Verdes
2/17/2009 Bank of America 11262 Los Alamitos Blvd. Los Alamitos
12/15/09 Citibank 2250 N. Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach
1/26/10 Cal National Bank 5767 Pacific Coast Hwy. Long Beach

During the robberies linked to this bandit, witnesses have indicated that a male enters the bank alone and draws one or more weapons, described as either a semi-automatic handgun or a revolver; the bandit has ordered customers and bank employees to the floor in some cases. During one of the robberies, the bandit temporarily took a hostage while waiting for tellers to comply with his demands. The bandit has been described as having fled the bank on a sport-type motorcycle; last described as a red or burgundy sport-bike, possibly a Honda.

Investigators say that during the first robbery in Long Beach on July 25, 2008, a male individual wearing a black motorcycle helmet came into the bank with at least one handgun and committed a takeover-style bank robbery by indicating a robbery was taking place and ordering victims to put their hands on the counter. After taking money from the bank, the robber fled the scene on a sport type motorcycle with California plates that may have contained the letter J.

Investigators say that during the robberies, the bandit wore a leather jacket and leather gloves. The bandit has been described by witnesses as nervous and as having his hand inside a black duffle bag. Witnesses have stated the bandit has no accent, uses profanity and has pointed his weapons at victims.

Witnesses describe the suspect as a male Caucasian or Hispanic between 30 and 40-years-old and five foot five inches to five foot eight inches with a medium build.

Anyone with information about the Sport Bike Bandits should call the Long Beach Police Department or FBI at 1-888-CANT HIDE or 1-888-226-8443.



'Sport Bike Bandit' suspect faces 132 years in prison for F&M, other robberies

LOS ANGELES -- A federal grand jury on Friday returned an indictment charging a 51-year-old Long Beach man, dubbed the "Sport Bike Bandit," for three separate Long Beach bank robberies.

If convicted on the full charge, Robert Gordon Lockwood faces 132 years in federal prison, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the US Attorney's Office.

The eight page indictment charges Robert Gordon Lockwood with the armed robberies of three Long Beach banks: the Citibank, 2250 Bellflower Blvd., on Dec. 15; Cal National Bank, 5757 E. Pacific Coast Highway on Jan. 26, and the March 5 take-over robbery of Farmers and Merchants Bank, 2302 Bellflower Blvd.

Lockwood took $8,057 from Citibank, $3,958 from Cal National Bank and $606 from F&M, according to court documents.

In addition to the counts of armed robbery, Lockwood is also charged with three counts of brandishing a firearm and "assaulting and (putting) in jeopardy the lives of victim" employees and/or customers.

The gun used in the Dec. 15 and Jan. 26 robberies was referred to simply as a "black handgun of unknown model and manufacturer."

In the counts pertaining to the F&M robbery, the indictment states Lockwood carried two guns, "a .45-caliber Springfield Army 1911-A1 semi-automatic handgun ... and a Smith and Wesson .357 magnum revolver."

The indictment also charges Lockwood -- who owns a machine shop in Signal Hill -- fired the revolver during the course of the March 5 robbery.

Lockwood was arrested that day after a Long Beach man, Rich Camp, tackled Lockwood. Camp was then helped by Long Beach resident David Jones to disarm the suspect and hold him there until Long Beach Police arrived.
Lockwood came into the bank threatening to shoot everyone and screaming obscenities, witnesses said.

Lockwood also grabbed a deposit bag from a customer who happened to walk in right after him, then shoved the man to the floor, witnesses said.

Camp said he was pinned against the counter that separates customers from employees and when Lockwood pointed the gun at him and told him he would shoot him before starting to launch over the divider.

Camp jumped on Lockwood's back and Lockwood opened fire, emptying the barrel of the revolver as he shot over his shoulder and between his legs at Camp, according to court documents.

The gunman struck himself, Camp and another customer, described as an elderly woman.

None of them suffered life-threatening injuries, police said. And Lockwood was transferred to federal custody after a couple of days under armed guard at a local hospital, according to police and the FBI.

Camp, who runs his small construction business out of his Long Beach home, has since filed a law suit against the bank, alleging that it was not properly secured -- despite FBI warnings the previous month of the two-year crime spree carried out by the "Sport Bike Bandit."

The suit cites a lack of bullet proof partitions for bank employees and claims there was only one guard working and that he was "socializing in the bank parking lot" when the gunman stormed the business that Friday morning.

At the time of his arrest, Lockwood told a Long Beach police officer he held-up the bank because he was deep in debt and unable to pay the mortgage on the East Long Beach home he shares with his wife, Pamela Lockwood.

If Lockwood is convicted on all counts, he faces a maximum sentence of 75 years for the three robbery counts and an additional charge of 57 years for the use of the gun, Mrozek said.

Because it is a federal offense, he would also have to serve 85 percent of the time received.

Lockwood is scheduled to appear in federal court Monday morning, in Downtown Los Angeles, for arraignment, Mrozek said.


No arrest of the jew banksters at the private "Federal" Reserve Bank who counterfeit quadrillions of so-called "US dollars" and steal 100% of fed income taxes