The suspect who was caught on video robbing a bank at gunpoint in California in late December was a serial bank robber in his 70s, authorities claimed Wednesday.

Bruce Edward Bell, 71, is suspected of robbing a bank in Sun Valley, Los Angeles on December 21, 2023, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced. statement.a surveillance video The Los Angeles Police Department claims Bell led two people, believed to be bank employees, into a corner of the bank, signaled one of them at gunpoint to get under a table, and then pulled out a bag. He showed how he stuffed money into it.

A third employee opened the drawer, and the suspect apparently took the cash and hid it in a bag. The suspect then appeared to take more money at the bill counter, and the employees raised their hands in the air. Video showed the alleged suspect walking away.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Bell is suspected of stealing more than $60,000 from the bank. Witnesses reported the robbery and Bell's car to police, who conducted a “high-risk traffic stop” and found $64,000 and a fake black gun in Bell's car, LAPD said. added. Police said Bell was arrested and booked into jail. (Related: Ex-convict robbed man who shot at restaurant with plastic gun will not be charged, prosecutors announce: report)

Bell was on supervised release at the time of his arrest following the robbery, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He was released in June 2021 after serving more than 40 years in the Federal Bureau of Corrections after four convictions for bank robbery, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

“Investigators believe there are other victims of Bell's robbery who have not yet been identified. Bell's photos may help identify additional potential victims and identify them. We are open to the public to speak,” the LAPD added, asking the victim or anyone with further information regarding the robbery investigation to contact us.