Seven of the notorious Scarecrow Bandits — who got their name from floppy straw hats and loose plaid shirts worn during holdups — were apprehended in various Dallas neighborhoods yesterday morning.
Police aren’t releasing a lot of details about yesterday’s events, but this DMN article pretty much covers the Scarecrow Bandit story as we know it to date. We’ve been hearing about them for a long time now — it was nearly a year ago that they presumably hit two East Dallas Guaranty Banks (one in Casa Linda and the other at 6240 E. Mockingbird) and they are also suspected in a robbery at Comerica (11155 Garland) in Lochwood.
Apparently yesterday’s arrests thwarted a planned robbery — and police say they are confident it will bring the Bandit’s crime spree to an end.
