Suspected Santee Bank Robber Arrested at San Ysidro Port of Entry
Deputies recognized Bruce Clark Furze from surveillance images, prompting a border stop that ended with a booking on robbery charges.
Overview
- The Chase Bank on Town Center Parkway was robbed just after 9 a.m. Monday by a man who passed a note demanding money.
- Investigators used surveillance video to identify the suspect, and deputies from the Santee station recognized him.
- Bruce Clark Furze, 31, was taken into custody just before 7 p.m. Thursday as he tried to enter the U.S. on foot at the San Ysidro Pedestrian Port of Entry.
- He was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of robbery and is being held on $100,000 bail, with arraignment set for Wednesday afternoon.
- The FBI Violent Crimes Task Force assisted the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office with the investigation.