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Cops nab 'Interstate Bandits' linked to N.C. robberies


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Malik Dillard, arrested in 'Interstate Bandit' series of bank robberies
Malik Dillard, arrested in 'Interstate Bandit' series of bank robberies

Two men dubbed the "Interstate Bandits" were arrested this week in two states, the FBI reported.

The pair are suspects in a dozen bank robberies in six states, five of the thefts in North Carolina, including the Triangle.

Edison, N.J., police arrested Malik Dillard on Monday after a robbery at a PNC Bank. His alleged partner, Zarqurous Lequis Sanders, was found in a hotel room in Lincoln, Ala., the next day.

All of the robberies, which began May 8, occurred near interstate highways, the FBI's state headquarters in Charlotte said. The North Carolina robberies took place in Garner, Cary, Concord, Huntersville and Raleigh.

Other robberies linked to the pair were in Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Maryland and New Jersey, the FBI said.

The FBI has identified additional suspects in the robberies and expects to make more arrests. Anyone with information about any of the robberies is asked to call the Charlotte office of the FBI at 704-377-9200.

RELATED TOPICS: Raleigh, Cary, Garner

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If gas prices don't go down soon you are going to see a lot more robberies on the rise. Sad thing is...a lot of these criminals ride the bus.

Are we sure these are the culprits? I hate passing judgement on suspicion. I am an honest person and I would hate for innocent people to go to jail. It could happen to us also. I will pray for these men.

Why can't the laws be such that these 2 will be put away for the rest of their lives, no chance of parole. Would that not be a deterrent for the next criminal(s) planning such a crime spree?

Ah you are just not understanding of their problem. They were trying to get to Canada. Now as you very well know gas is expensive, eating out, motel rooms, and of course as they headed North they hit those toll roads. Traveling is not cheap. Gee cut them some slack. It was just a few dollars. I bet they are really really really really sorry for the inconvenience. We should give them a couple week probation, some community service hours, and I feel quite sure they will never do anything like this again.

Ah yes, the bank robbers who apparently didn't mind their faces being caught on camera.

They should have just worn shirts with their names and addresses on them. It would have saved investigators a couple of days.

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