Suspected 'Blonde Wig' Bank Robber Heads To Court

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA – Arraignment is scheduled in Los Angeles today for a bald parolee suspected of wearing a blonde wig and robbing a Palm Springs bank at gunpoint.

Anthony Tyrone Mack, 39, allegedly robbed the Citibank at 1675 E. Palm Canyon Drive the morning of May 1, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. He was caught shortly afterward following a foot chase, police said.

The suspect shed the wig after running south out of the bank, police said, adding that the suspect fled from officers on foot and discarded evidence from the robbery along the way.

Officers used a Taser to subdue him and take him into custody around 11:20 a.m. near La Verne Way.

Mack is set to face a federal magistrate judge Wednesday in Los Angeles for a post-indictment arraignment on one count of armed bank robbery.

Mack was recently arrested for alleged possession of a controlled substance and a parole violation, according to jail records. He was released in that case on March 30 on $5,000 bail.

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--City News Service contributed to this report/Images via PSPD