Band Aid Bandit Hits the Bay Area

Unusual bandit hits Northern California stores, including many in the Bay Area

Police in cities across Northern California are keeping an eye out for a man known as the Band-Aid Bandit.

They say he's hit more than 20 stores in  the last couple of months, including many in the Bay Area.

The man carries a gun which he flashes at clerks, then he removes cash from the register drawer, police say.

But what makes him really stand out, is the bandage he always wears across his left cheek just below his eye.

At one store, he was spotted driving away in a green Ford sedan, witnesses say.

Here are the stores the bandit has hit.

1. Turlock - Quick Stop on 6/4/08  (Wednesday)
 
2. Sunnyvale  - Essence Flower Shop on 6/28/08 (Saturday)

3. San Jose - Postal Depot on 7/15/08 (Tuesday)

4. Santa Clara - Carl's Jr. on 7/19/08 (Saturday)

5. Turlock - Long's Drugs on 7/31/08   (Thursday)

6. Sunnyvale - All Service Center on 8/06/08 (Wednesday)

7. Turlock - Circuit City on 8/13/08   (Wednesday)

8. Manteca - UPS Store on 8/18/08   (Monday)

9. Lathrop - Walgreens on 8/20/08   (Wednesday)

10. Turlock - Advance America on 8/23/08   (Saturday)

11. Tracy - SaveMart on 9/02/08  (Tuesday)

12. Ceres - Staples Store on 9/05/08   (Friday)

13. Sunnyvale - McDonalds on 9/07/08 (Sunday)

14. Ceres -  Star Studio on 9/08/08  (Monday)

15. San Jose - Wireless Store on 9/10/08 (Wednesday)

16. Livermore - Carl's Jr. on 9/12/08  (Friday)

17. Manteca - Postal Annex on 9/15/08  (Monday)

18. Manteca - Pak-N-Save on 9/19/08(Friday)

19. San Jose - Bank of America (Lucky's store) on 9/25/08 (Thursday)

20. Tracy - Walgreen's on 10/09/08 (Thursday)

21. Tracy - Subway on 10/20/08 (Monday)

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