'Granny Bandit' suspected of armed robberies in Fontana nabbed

This photo shows Dodi Wasbotten, 51 of Fontana. Fontana police arrested Wasbotten on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, on suspicion of committing four armed robberies in the last four days. The "Granny Bandit" is now in police custody, said Fontana Sgt. Billy Green. (Thomas R. Cordova/San Bernardino Sun )

FONTANA, Calif. - A crime analyst who put together a flyer for the "Granny Bandit" wanted in a series of armed robberies in Southern California helped police arrest the woman after she spotted the suspect during her lunch break.

Fontana Police Chief Rod Jones thanked the analyst for helping detectives catch 51-year-old Dodi Wasbotten on Wednesday, hours after she allegedly robbed a woman outside a Target store.

Police had been searching for a woman suspected in four stickups in as many days. Victims described being held up by a middle-aged or elderly woman outside department stores. They said the woman also took off in a dark sedan.

Jones said Wasbotten's sedan matched the vehicle description, and that items belonging to one of the victims were found inside her car.

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