Police: Bank Robber Arrested After Prison Term for New Heist

In this image taken from bank surveillance video and released by the City of Clearwater-Public Safety, David Marc Ratcliff approaches a teller at a Wells Fargo bank as he robs the bank in Clearwater, Fla., on Nov. 30, 2021. City of Clearwater-Public Safety via AP

BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla.—A serial Florida bank robber once dubbed the “I-4 bandit” was arrested Tuesday for a new holdup just months after his release from prison, police said.

David Marc Ratcliff, 55, was caught after a brief chase in the Gulf Coast town of Belleair Beach following a robbery at a Wells Fargo branch in nearby Clearwater, authorities said.