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

By Dan Whitcomb

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

LOS ANGELES, Sept your five (Reuters) - A Los Angeles traditional bank administrator seemed to be strapped to help just what exactly made an appearance to be a bomb on Wednesday and sent towards the woman's commercial lender to carry capital for two burglars whom runaway considering the cash, around a scene reminiscent on the Hollywood movie, authorities said.

Officials trust the two suspects, who seem to faced that boss at your girlfriend property on Tuesday night in addition to pressured the woman's to be able to participate inside robbery, fl ed considering the money, Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman, Steve Whitmore, said.

"The two guys went on the woman to help the girl traditional bank on Wednesday morning, informing her in which the lady needed to have on this specific explosive device," he said. "They secured on which been seen in that they are pipe bomb."

Following this robbery, a sheriff's arson and also explosives group eliminated the nuvi from your person and taken the item safe, Whitmore said. Officials did not distinguish the financial institution manager.

Whitmore said the particular woman came into your Bank associated with America branch with east Los Angeles with mid-morning and informed her friends what appeared to be going on just before your lover took the cash and used the item out there entry doors.

The suspects had been thought to have taken the cash from exterior the financial institution ahead of fleeing from a car or truck described as maybe your white-colored Kia, Whitmore said. He didn't point out the amount of money your robbers sometimes have taken.

The bank manager, who had been referred to because frantic and also crying, appeared to be staying questioned by means of detectives.

Whitmore said regulators have simply no additionally information. He would not provide a story on the suspects. Explosives gurus were seeking to establish if the machine strapped to the lender manager is at truth a new bomb. (Reporting through Dan Whitcomb ; Editing simply by Cynthia Johnston and Stacey Joyce)