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| 3600 block of North Freeway Robbery |
Two suspects known as the “safety vest robbers” have been arrested, Sac PD reported today.
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| BROUGHTON |
Dion Johnson, 22, and Edward Broughton, 25, have been arrested on suspicion of committing two bank robberies, one in Natomas.
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| JOHNSON |
The morning of Sept. 9, 2010, police officers responded to a bank robbery call on the 3600 block of N. Freeway Blvd. Three suspects entered the bank at about 9:08 a.m., one held employees at gun point while the other two stole money. The suspects were described as wearing orange safety vests and dust masks to cover their mouth area.
A few months later, on the morning of Nov. 4, police officers responded to a similar call on the 300 block of Howe Avenue on a bank robbery. In that incident, two suspects entered the bank at about 9:15 a.m., hit an employee, and stole money before fleeing. The suspects were described as wearing yellow neon safety vests and masks to cover their mouth area. No weapon was seen during this robbery.
In both incidents, witnesses were able to get partial license plate information on suspect vehicles. Detectives ran those partial plates and determined possible suspect vehicles. Detectives looked at associates to the registered owners of the suspect vehicles and located subjects who matched the suspect descriptions.
Based on the investigation, detectives were able to link Dion Johnson to the bank robbery on Howe Avenue and link his half brother Edward Broughton to the bank robbery on N. Freeway Boulevard. Police detectives are still investigating to identify the suspects’ accomplices.
Anyone with information pertaining to these crimes should contact Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP or text in a tip to 274637 (CRIMES). Enter SACTIP followed by the tip information. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
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