A 42-year-old man accused of robbing a US Bank branch in Banning was in custody Monday on $35,000 bail.
Aaron Sterling Gefrerer was arrested Saturday and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on suspicion of robbery.
Gefrerer allegedly entered the bank at 300 S. Highland Springs Blvd. about 10:40 a.m. Saturday and handed a teller a note demanding money “while concealing his other hand as if he was armed,” according to the Banning Police Department.
Police said the teller handed the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing the scene.
Banning police worked with detectives from the Hemet Police Department, who reported a similar bank robbery on April 28 in their city, with the culprit in both heists sharing similar characteristics, police said.
Gefrerer was tracked down late Saturday in Cathedral City, where he was taken into custody.
Gefrerer has no documented felony convictions in Riverside County.