‘Blue Cloth Bandit’ Arrested in Series of More Than 60 Armed Robberies

A man dubbed the "Blue Cloth Bandit" for his alleged habit of using a cloth to cover a handgun during a string of more than five dozen robberies over a span of nearly two years was in custody in Los Angeles on Sept. 28, 2022. Screenshot via YouTube/Los Angeles Police Department

LOS ANGELES—A man dubbed the “Blue Cloth Bandit” for his alleged habit of using a cloth to cover a handgun during a string of more than five dozen robberies over a span of nearly two years was in custody Sept. 28, police said.

Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie, 29, of Quartz Hill was arrested at his residence on Sept. 24, and he was being held on $1.4 million bail, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.