Man Arrested In Alamo Home, Charged With Bank Robberies

ALAMO, CA — A man was arrested in his Alamo home Thursday afternoon after law enforcement officials linked him to a series of Contra Costa County bank robberies, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said Friday. Police say they tracked down Brendan Gray, 41, after identifying a car linked to the robberies.

The sheriff's office believes Gray is linked to: a Feb. 19 robbery at the Lafayette Wells Fargo Bank on Mt. Diablo Boulevard; a Feb. 12 robbery at the Orinda Wells Fargo Bank on Moraga Way; and a Feb. 1 robbery at the Walnut Creek Wells Fargo Bank.

The arrest was a multi-agency collaboration involving Danville police, Lafayette police and Walnut Creek police and the sheriff's office. Officials obtained a warrant and Walnut Creek police arrested him.

Gray is being held in lieu of $300,000 bail at the Martinez Detention Facility and faces three counts of first-degree robbery, the sheriff's office said.

Anyone with information is asked contact Lafayette police detectives at 925-283-3680, 925-299-3232 or 94549tip@gmail.com.

A sheriff's sergeant can also be reached at tross@so.cccounty.us.

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