Bank Robber Arrested and Plead Guilty May be linked to GT

Mark King, 36, of Lake Elsinore, pleaded guilty this week to an attempted bank robbery and two bank robberies in Baldwin Park, Irwindale and Arcadia during 2005-06, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Don Clem said Thursday. King received 15 years and eight months in state prison as part of the plea bargain, for cases in Los Angles County

King will face possible charges in Riverside County and San Bernardino County and Orange County as a result of bank robberies in Hemet, Moreno Valley, San Bernardino, Irvine and Grand Terrace, he said.

Let us hope this is the right man charged this time.

Most important in this is that all crimes should be recorded, reported and the information shared at all levels. A criminal who stops in Grand Terrace may move down the road and commit the same crime in another town as King apparently has. Minimizing the importance of reporting and taking action on such crimes as the Bank Robbery, Strong Armed theft, or the "home invasion scam" that was minimized as being an isolated crime of opportunity, only to find that the same individuals were active in Orange and San Diego County. Perhaps that individual could have been apprehended while they were on the Freeway if the CHP had been informed to be on the look out for a Truck with a broken Mirror on the driver's side.. BUT, no it was not a High Priority call and the sheriff did not respond for over a half hour. Let's hope that response time improves with the new officer hire.