Dan Whitcomb - Bank Manager Forced To Take Part In Los Angeles Bank Robbery Reuters

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES, Sept 5 Thu Sep 6, 2012 1:46am IST

LOS ANGELES, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles bank director ended up being strapped to help precisely what was first a new bomb upon Wednesday along with routed straight into your ex lender to secure cash for a couple of thieves who runaway using the cash, within a picture similar of the Hollywood movie, professionals said.

Officials believe the two suspects, which confronted this office manager at your girlfriend household on Tuesday night time along with pressured her for you to attend the robbery, fl e . d . using the money, Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman, Steve Whitmore, said.

"The two guys went on the woman to her bank on Wednesday morning, telling her of which she had to wear this volatile device," he or she said. "They strapped on which appeared for being pipe bomb."

Following the particular robbery, a sheriff's arson in addition to explosives crew taken away these devices on the woman and taken the idea safe, Whitmore said. Officials would not recognise the lender manager.

Whitmore claimed at least 18 joined this Bank of America branch within far east Los Angeles at mid-morning along with shared with her colleagues what has been taking place in advance of she took the particular capital and used that out the front doors.

The suspects were believed to get used the money from outside the financial institution previous to fleeing within a car referred to as possibly a bright Kia, Whitmore said. He failed to declare what quantity of money the robbers often have taken.

The bank manager, whom ended up being described as paranoid and crying, appeared to be being wondered by means of detectives.

Whitmore reported bodies had simply no further more information. He could not give you a description from the suspects. Explosives specialists were looking to determine whether the nuvi buckled into the bank office manager what food was in fact some sort of bomb. (Reporting by simply Dan Whitcomb ; Editing through Cynthia Johnston and Stacey Joyce)