71-Year-Old Serial Bank Robber Arrested Again in Los Angeles

Edward Bell, 71, was arrested in suspicion of robbing a bank in Sun Valley, Calif., on Dec. 21, 2023. Courtesy of Los Angeles Police Department

SUN VALLEY, Calif.—A 71-year-old who served over 40 years in federal custody for four bank robbery convictions was arrested on suspicion of robbing a Sun Valley bank, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced Jan. 9.

Edward Bell allegedly entered a bank in the 8000 block of Vineland Avenue, near Strathern Street, on Dec. 21 with a firearm, then grabbed an employee and forced the worker to a restricted-access door, police said.