Amador County – Two men wielding handguns and wigs robbed the Wells Fargo Bank in Plymouth Tuesday afternoon and eluded authorities after fleeing the scene on foot.

Amador County Sheriff’s Detectives worked with Wells Fargo Security to acquire surveillance footage, and the Sheriff’s Department released several photos of the bank robbery suspects.

Amador County Undersheriff Jim Wegner said at about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 Emergency call from a teller at the Wells Fargo Bank, at 9454 Main Street, Plymouth. “The caller reported that two male suspects, wearing dark color wigs, dark color jackets and blue denim pants had just robbed the bank and fled on foot.”

Wegner said “Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies responded and were on scene within minutes. Amador County Sheriff’s Detectives and a Crime Scene Investigator responded to the scene to conduct the initial investigation, including interviews, crime scene processing and area canvas.”

He said an “Amador County Sheriff’s Canine attempted a track to determine the suspect’s direction of flight,” and a “California Highway Patrol aircraft also responded and assisted by conducting an area check.”

Wegner said the “investigation determined that the two suspects entered the bank and approached a teller. The first suspect brandished a handgun, announced this was a bank robbery, and that he did not want to hurt anyone. That suspect then entered the bank vault and took an undisclosed amount of large bills.”

Wegner said the “second suspect, who was also brandishing a handgun ordered tellers to provide bills from the cash drawers. While the robbery was occurring a patron entered the bank. The employees and the patron were then ordered into the bank vault and told not to exit the vault for 5 minutes. The two suspects then fled on foot in an unknown direction.”

Anyone with information regarding this robbery or the identity of the suspects is asked to contact the Amador County Sheriff’s Office at (209)223-6500 or Amador County Secret Witness at (209)223-4900.

CBS Channel 13 reported Tuesday that a bank robbery suspect had been arrested about 6 p.m. by Roseville Police Department for a 10 a.m. Tuesday robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank in Roseville. The robber reportedly wore a wig. Arrested was Ogan Gencer, age 20, of Roseville, who was being held Wednesday in lieu of $50,000 bail at Placer County Jail on charges of robbery. Authorities believed the two robberies were not linked.

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