'Pink Lady Bandit' is on the loose robbing banks across the East Coast

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The FBI is on the hunt for a woman they have dubbed the "Pink Lady Bandit." The woman, described by the FBI as either white or Hispanic, has robbed four banks across the East Coast since July 20. Federal authorities gave her the Pink Lady Bandit nickname because of the distinctive pink handbag she carried during at least two of her robberies, the FBI in Charlotte, North Carolina, said. The FBI says the woman is 130 pounds and between five-feet-two to five-feet-four inches tall. During each robbery, the FBI said the Pink Lady Bandit showed a bank teller a note demanding money. The first robbery took place July 20 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, about 23 miles west of Harrisburg. Three days later, authorities say the Pink Lady Bandit robbed a bank in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on the state's eastern shore. Between Thursday and Saturday, the Pink Lady Bandit robbed two banks in North Carolina. The first in Ayden, about 90 miles east of Raleigh, on Thursday. The Pink Lady Bandit then traveled 180 miles southwest to Hamlet and robbed another bank on Saturday, the FBI said.

There is a $10,000 reward for anyone with information on the Pink Lady Bandit.

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Pink Lady Bandit’ and accomplice arrested in NC after string of bank robberies on East Coast, FBI reports

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The alleged “Pink Lady Bandit” is in custody.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation Charlotte Division announced two arrests Monday after a string of bank robberies on the East Coast.

Circe Baez, 35, and Alexis Morales, 28, were arrested on Sunday. Investigators found the two at the Charlotte Speedway Inn and Suites in Charlotte.

The FBI believes they are responsible for at least four bank robberies.

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The first was on July 20 at an Orrstown Bank in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Three days later, a robbery was reported at M&T Bank in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

The next day, the robbers allegedly struck again at a Southern Bank in Ayden, North Carolina.

The last reported robbery was at a BB&T in Hamlet, North Carolina, on Friday.

According to the FBI, the bureau worked with police from Greenville, Ayden, Hamlet, Carlisle and Delaware State to identify the “Pink Lady Bandit” as Circe Baez.

Additional evidence pointed to Moralez as an accomplice.

They were taken to the Pitt County Detention Center where they’re both held under a $4 million bond.

So far, they have both been charged in the Ayden and Hamlet robberies. Baez was also charged by Carlisle police.

The FBI reports it’s likely that both will be charged by other agencies as well.

According to the FBI, the investigation involved the help of several agencies, including FBI Charlotte, Delaware State Police, Carlisle Police Department, Ayden Police Department, Hamlet Police Department, Greenville Police Department, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, FBI Baltimore and FBI Philadelphia.

 

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At 35 she looks in great shape....