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SANTA BARBARA, CA – March 11, 2025
On February 11, 2025, at 1:06 p.m., Santa Barbara Police Dispatch received a report of a robbery that had just occurred at a bank on the 900 block of Carpinteria St. A female suspect entered the bank and informed the teller that she was armed with a gun (though no weapon was seen). The suspect fled the area with an undisclosed amount of money southbound on Milpas St.