Man Arrested in Connection with Lafayette Bank Robbery Suspected in Sacramento Heists

LAFAYETTE, CA — Police investigators have arrested an Oroville man suspected of robbing in the U.S. Bank in Lafayette on August 23. Robert Keith Dennis, 55, was already in custody in the Butte County Jail for a drug violation when a deputy saw a law enforcement bulletin with a picture of the alleged bank robbery suspect.

Police say investigators learned the suspect was possibly connected to a series of recent bank robberies in Davis, Brentwood, Napa, Roseville, and Sacramento.

“On Thursday, September 1, 2016, Lafayette police detectives served arrest and
search warrants at several locations in Oroville,” police said in a statement. “Police arrested 47-year-old Elizabeth Fay Morse of Oroville after Napa police detectives were able to confirm her alleged involvement in some the robberies.”

Both are being held in the Butte County Jail. Investigators did not comment on the nature of their relationship. Morse is being held on $100,000 bail. Once Dennis is released from Butte
County Jail, he will be arrested and transferred to Contra Costa County.

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Photo courtesy Renee Schiavone