As "Plain Jane Bandit" is finally arrested, here is a fascinating insight into how the FBI nabs crooks

As “Plain Jane Bandit” is finally arrested, here is a fascinating insight into how the FBI nabs crooks

Posted by Melissa on 8/4/12 at 1:46 pm

She was brazen and bold, never once trying to disguise her face.

Yet, the so-called “Plain Jane Bandit”, who is said to have carried out six bank heists and two attempted robberies since July 12, ultimately got caught, but not with her fingers in the pie.

Sylvia Helen Garcia, 38, was arrested near her Downey, California home on Thursday night after the FBI reportedly received multiple tips about her.

The Plain Jane Bandit last struck on Tuesday but fled before getting any money, ABC reports.

But how exactly did they find her? And how do they locate others pulling similar stunts?

This is an intriguing insight into catching a thief….

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Melissa Myers has worked as an entertainment journalist for ten years, both in London and New York. She has done a daily gossip column on British newspaper the Daily Star where she interviewed everyone from Tom Cruise and George Clooney to Simon Cowell and Jennifer Lopez. She also worked as the News Director of In Touch in New York for the past six years, before launching her own site www.celebzter.com, which aims to provide smart content for smart women.

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