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Search under way for men who robbed Arbuckle bank
The Colusa County Sheriff’s Office said the armed robbery occurred shortly after 4:30 p.m. Friday.
The responsible subjects were two males dressed in hoodie style sweatshirts with masks covering their faces. One was described as a heavyset male with a light complexion, the second was described as having a thinner build, possibly a Hispanic male adult with a dark complexion or as a black male adult, the sheriff’s office said.
The two men were armed with handguns. Authorities said they took an undisclosed amount of money before fleeing southbound in a stolen tan Toyota pickup. No injuries occurred during the robbery.
A Colusa County Sheriff’s deputy pursued the vehicle into Yolo County, where one of the subjects fled on foot and the other continued driving southbound. The second subject abandoned the vehicle in an orchard south of County Road 2 and west of County Road 88 in Yolo County, authorities said.
Colusa County Sheriff’s deputies, Colusa County Task Force Agents and Colusa County detectives along with personnel from the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, Williams Police Department and Woodland Police Department set a perimeter around the area.
The sheriff’s office said a CHP Air Unit and CHP K9 were utilized in the search for the subjects.
As of early Saturday, the two subjects were reported to still beat large and the Colusa County Sheriff’s Office is currently following active leads. The FBI is assisting in the investigation.
The investigation is ongoing. If anyone has information regarding this incident they are asked to contact Det. Sgt. Jose Ruiz or Det. Chris Doble at 530-458-0200.