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'Pom Pom Bandit' And Accomplice Caught After Another Bank Robbery

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) - The FBI and Lakewood police arrested the man they call the "Pom Pom Bandit." Authorities say they caught Brandon York, 36, just after he allegedly robbed a FirstBank on Union Boulevard.

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Brandon York (credit: CBS)

The robbery on Wednesday was the latest in a string of robberies over the course of the last few weeks.

Pom Pom Bandit 3 (2-22 First Bank, from Lakewood PD)
(credit: CBS)

Authorities say York would enter a bank, hand a teller a note demanding money and then would run away.

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Richard Perdue (credit: CBS)

Lakewood police say another man, 53-year-old Richard Perdue, was also arrested and is being considered an accomplice in the latest robbery.

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