SA: Two in court today over bank robberies

AAP General News (Australia)
08-25-2006
SA: Two in court today over bank robberies

ADELAIDE, Aug 25 AAP - Two men dubbed Adelaide's Overall Bandits, believed responsible
for seven armed bank robberies since December, will appear in court today.

The pair, aged 20 and 21, have been charged with seven counts of aggravated armed robbery.

They were arrested yesterday shortly after a robbery on a branch of the National Australia
Bank in the suburb of Unley.

Armed with a shotgun and a rifle, two men threatened a security guard stationed outside
the bank before forcing him inside.

The pair then threatened bank tellers before escaping with a quantity of cash in a
stolen blue Ford Laser sedan.

Less than an hour later, police arrested two men in a silver BMW sedan at a service
station at nearby Highgate.

Police said they would allege money stolen from the bank was found in the BMW.

A third arrest also was possible, they said, with investigations expected to extend interstate.

They were named the Overall Bandits because of the blue overalls worn by the robbers
during the raids.

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