By Associated Press - Saturday, April 25, 2015

PHOENIX (AP) - Police say a suspect in several Phoenix bank robberies was arrested after allegedly robbing the same bank again.

Phoenix police say a plain-clothes officer saw 27-year-old Tyler Trammell on Friday while conducting a follow-up investigation at a bank inside a Wal-Mart at 19th Avenue and Bell Road.

The officer says he saw Trammell take money from a teller and followed the suspect, who tried to flee in a taxi cab.



Trammell was eventually taken into custody.

Police believe he is the “Average Joe Bandit,” who is suspected of committing at least five bank robberies this month.

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