Traffic Stop On Stolen Car Leads To Arrest Of Suspected Bank Robber In El Dorado County
EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) – The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said they made an arrest in connection with a series of bank robberies that occurred in the area.
The sheriff's office said deputies on Friday got a hit on a stolen license plate that belonged to a stolen vehicle connected to the robberies. Deputies identified the driver as Joseph Eberhardt.
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Eberhardt initially gave a fake name, deputies said, and was found to have had a felony no bail warrant out of Orange County.
Eberhardt was booked into the Solano County Jail where he faces multiple charges of robbery.