3/11/2010 10:49:00 PM 'High Country Bandits' busted?
Joel Jay Glore and Ronald Michael Capito were taken into custody Thursday after a week of surveillance.
Federal Bureau of Investigation/Courtesy photo Surveillance images show the primary suspect in the Oct. 30 robbery of Country Bank in Prescott Valley.
The Associated Press
HOLBROOK - Authorities say two Linden men have been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies of banks and credit unions in four states. FBI officials say Joel Jay Glore and Ronald Michael Capito were taken into custody Thursday after a week of surveillance.
The men, both in their early 50s, are suspected of being the so-called "High Country Bandits" who robbed up to 16 banks and credit unions in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah since September. The Arizona robberies were in Prescott Valley, Flagstaff, Heber, Pinetop and Payson.
Authorities say Glore was arrested at a Show Low hospital where he was being treated for a ruptured appendix while Capito was arrested at his Linden home.
FBI agents executed search warrants at the men's homes. Authorities would not disclose details on how Glore and Capito were identified as suspects or how much money was taken in the robberies.
Reader Comments
Posted: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Article comment by:
MARIA The Banker
I KNOW THE PVPD DIDN'T LET THEM GET AWAY!!!!!! THEIR JOB IS HARD ENOUGH SO SASHA WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT, NOT WHAT YOU THINK.
Posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Article comment by:
C J
To Sasha: PVPD did not "LET" anyone get away. A four-wheeler is fast and very maneuverable. It can go places that cars and trucks can't go. It can be hidden in places that cars and trucks can't. These are just facts. I won't begin to analyze why you feel the cops didn't their job. But I would suggest that you do a ride along with the cops sometime to see first hand how they do their jobs, and to understand all that they have to deal with and put up with. See it in real life instead of in movies and on TV. I think it would open your eyes.
Posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Article comment by:
Get Real
Sasha, It would be MUCH tougher to catch someone on a 4 wheeler, than in a car, truck or on foot. They are more agile and much quicker than vehicles. There is nobody that I couldn't outrun this way. Sounds like maybe the PVPD busted you for something and now your bitter. Life is too short for that.
Posted: Friday, March 12, 2010
Article comment by:
Sasha fghfhhfdsfesr
I think it's sad that PVPD let a bank robber get away on a four wheeler. SAD SAD
