The man dubbed the "Harry Potter Bandit" by the FBI is in custody. The bureau says that 20-year-old Caleb Andrew Dierlam was arrested at his home in Mill Creek, Washington.
He was taken into custody originally in connection with the Umpqua Bank robbery in Lynnwood, Washington on July 25th. Investigators have since linked him to five more robberies:
Union Bank in Everett, Washington on August 25th;
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Key Bank in Mount Vernon, Washington on September 9th;
Key Bank in Lakewood, Washington on October 11th;
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Key Bank in Gresham, Oregon on November 8th; and
U.S. Bank in Beaverton, also on November 8th.
He appeared in Seattle Federal Court on three bank robbery charges.
The FBI says the investigation is continuing.
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