Suspected "Grandma Bandit" Captured in Rocklin

The FBI predicted it wouldn't take long to find an older woman who used no disguise when she robbed a Roseville bank last Wednesday.

[Dizzy]

Grandma Bandit, sorry you had to go this far for financial problems, however I know how you must have felt,living the same way. Hope you won't been alone where every your trial takes you that you find peace and friend to talk to.

[R2G2plusA]

Oh .... poor thing, I guess we were all right, she is citing financial hardship.

Very sad. And, only 50 years old. She has an entire life ahead of her.

[PLB]

I'm not sure what's worse...being in jail and looking forward to a trial, or being 50 and looking 65 to 70.

Good luck with both of those, Grandma.

[Flossgirl]

Dizzy wrote:

Grandma Bandit, sorry you had to go this far for financial problems, however I know how you must have felt,living the same way. Hope you won't been alone where every your trial takes you that you find peace and friend to talk to.

There are much better ways to handle financial problems. I understand being desparate because I have been down that road before but I never thought of or even contemplated robbing a bank.

[Flossgirl]

R2G2plusA wrote:

Oh .... poor thing, I guess we were all right, she is citing financial hardship.
Very sad. And, only 50 years old. She has an entire life ahead of her.

I still don't get how it is sad. I know that financial problems can be difficult and stressful. But robbing a bank isn't the answer and when you decide to make that choice (rather than the million other choices that aren't a felony), you have to face the consequences. How is it any different that she is 50?

[roseville]

I agree... robbing a bank is not the solution to financial problems.. this time of year a lot of people have financial problems... thats not the way to deal with it....

doesn't matter her age.. her situation .. she is guilty as any other person that robs a bank.. and should serve time for the crime....

[Yavon]

THE BANDIT

I would like to hear more of the story. It is sad that a grandma has to do something like this if she was in need. I do not know the full story, maybe she was helping herself.
GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE

[Runabout]

She would have made a great candidate for TLC's 10 Years Younger reality show!

[Diz]

R2G2plusA wrote:

Oh .... poor thing, I guess we were all right, she is citing financial hardship.
Very sad. And, only 50 years old. She has an entire life ahead of her.

Poor thing? Very sad? What's the matter with you?? She robbed a bank!! You should be making those remarks about the teller that had to deal with the situation - that will affect him/her the rest of their lives.

If you feel that bad, why don't you post the bail.

[Catt]

Flossgirl wrote:

<quoted text>I still don't get how it is sad. I know that financial problems can be difficult and stressful. But robbing a bank isn't the answer and when you decide to make that choice (rather than the million other choices that aren't a felony), you have to face the consequences. How is it any different that she is 50?

I agree with you, there are so many other avenues that one could take in their time of financial need. Committing a crime is never the answer.

[SadDadAlso]

Why is it important that she procreated and her kid procreated making her a grandmother. Are they tugging at our 'oh, she's a granny' heart strings? She robbed a bank for crying out loud, what's her procreation abilities have to do with it?

Maybe she could have sold her gun if she needed a few extra bucks??

[senior gal]

she looked healthy--many jobs she could have done---home care person, babysitter, house cleaner, retail clerk at Wal-Mart, Target,waitress, etc.--plenty of honest work in America....I'm retired and still work part-time.....crooks are crooks,,,young or older--

[Robespierre]

Mergeman wrote:

FREE VALERIE HARRIS

Did you pay her bail?

[Chris]

Here's how the conversation between the teller and the robber went.

Robber hands note to teller.

Teller reads it, looks up and says, "are you serious?"

Grandma reaches in the purse, pulls out handle of the gun and says, "give me the money".

Teller gives her the money and cries for a little while.

[motheroftwoteena gers]

I hope she feeels every bit of the law and the consequences for her actions. Someone her age knows the difference between right and wrong. I might have a little more sympathy for "financial problems" if she had not shown the teller the gun. She made a choice and now it is time to deal with the consequences. Good Luck in jail is all I have to say. God Bless!

[R2G2plusA]

You know - just because she made a poor choice does not mean I can not have compassion for her.

I don't agree with her choice, and I certainly would not make the decision she made.

As for my comment of her being only 50 years old, I feel that she is not old, or with out choices.
She could have made a better choice. She is young enough to have had other options. But how do we know she had not explored all of her options? How can we even begin to know how she felt at the time she committed to this crime?

I don't have a lack of compassion for the teller either, I have said my prayers of gratitude that the teller was not physically harmed. I do hope that the teller will have access to professional emotional support.

However, I still have the right to feel very badly that this poor woman felt she had no option but to make a very bad decision.

People make bad decisions. It does not automatically make them bad people. Good people make bad choices all day long.

I am not saying she is innocent either.

Yes she robbed a bank
Yes she showed a gun
Yes she made a very bad decision
Yes she should be held accountable for her actions

I can still feel bad for her. I can not imagine being that desparate.

I can and will have compassion for this woman.
Maybe by having compassion, I will always remember to look kindly towards others.

Maybe her story touched my heart and will help me to give more generously to others in need.

And maybe by having compassion towards others, I can do my part to prevent others from feeling so desparate.

Maybe a little compassion is a good thing. It certainly can not hurt.

[Flossgirl]

R2G2plusA wrote:

You know - just because she made a poor choice does not mean I can not have compassion for her.
I don't agree with her choice, and I certainly would not make the decision she made.
As for my comment of her being only 50 years old, I feel that she is not old, or with out choices.
She could have made a better choice. She is young enough to have had other options. But how do we know she had not explored all of her options? How can we even begin to know how she felt at the time she committed to this crime?
I don't have a lack of compassion for the teller either, I have said my prayers of gratitude that the teller was not physically harmed. I do hope that the teller will have access to professional emotional support.
However, I still have the right to feel very badly that this poor woman felt she had no option but to make a very bad decision.
People make bad decisions. It does not automatically make them bad people. Good people make bad choices all day long.
I am not saying she is innocent either.
Yes she robbed a bank
Yes she showed a gun
Yes she made a very bad decision
Yes she should be held accountable for her actions
I can still feel bad for her. I can not imagine being that desparate.
I can and will have compassion for this woman.
Maybe by having compassion, I will always remember to look kindly towards others.
Maybe her story touched my heart and will help me to give more generously to others in need.
And maybe by having compassion towards others, I can do my part to prevent others from feeling so desparate.
Maybe a little compassion is a good thing. It certainly can not hurt.

I never said I didn't have compassion for her or felt bad for her. I just think she made a stupid mistake and that she needs to pay the consequence for it just like anyone else would. Even if she had explored all other options, robbing a bank still should not been at the top of her list or even on the list for that matter.

[SAT]

R2G2plusA wrote:

You know - just because she made a poor choice does not mean I can not have compassion for her.
I don't agree with her choice, and I certainly would not make the decision she made.
As for my comment of her being only 50 years old, I feel that she is not old, or with out choices.
She could have made a better choice. She is young enough to have had other options. But how do we know she had not explored all of her options? How can we even begin to know how she felt at the time she committed to this crime?
I don't have a lack of compassion for the teller either, I have said my prayers of gratitude that the teller was not physically harmed. I do hope that the teller will have access to professional emotional support.
However, I still have the right to feel very badly that this poor woman felt she had no option but to make a very bad decision.
People make bad decisions. It does not automatically make them bad people. Good people make bad choices all day long.
I am not saying she is innocent either.
Yes she robbed a bank
Yes she showed a gun
Yes she made a very bad decision
Yes she should be held accountable for her actions
I can still feel bad for her. I can not imagine being that desparate.
I can and will have compassion for this woman.
Maybe by having compassion, I will always remember to look kindly towards others.
Maybe her story touched my heart and will help me to give more generously to others in need.
And maybe by having compassion towards others, I can do my part to prevent others from feeling so desparate.
Maybe a little compassion is a good thing. It certainly can not hurt.

Well said, I agree!!!!

[mike]

see if the state would pay thier citizens enough SSI to live on this wouldn't happen. but no the state would rather pay for illegals to go to school and thier health care. i dont blame you granny do what you have to to servive. we should blame Arnold. i will come see you

[R2G2plusA]

SAT wrote:

<quoted text>
Well said, I agree!!!!

SAT -

Thank you!