'Golden Years Bandit' suspect in FBI custody

LOS ANGELES William McCormick Jr., 59, of /*El Monte*/ was arrested on Oct. 6 on suspicion of domestic violence.

Notes similar to the ones used by the bandit were found on McCormick at the time of the arrest, prompting deputies with the /*Los Angeles Sheriff's Department*/ to contact the /*FBI*/.

After he was released on bail from the sheriff's department, McCormick was arrested on the federal charge of robbing a Chase bank in Alhambra on Sept. 23.

Although McCormick is facing one bank robbery charge, he is suspected in five other bank heists in 2010 in Alhambra, Rosemead and Bellflower.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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