A homemaker’s heart skipped a beat when she noticed her car missing Monday morning from outside an Agoura Hills home she was cleaning.
The surprises didn’t end there for Mayra Perdomo.
Perdomo said he looked out the kitchen window and was surprised to see his car was not where he parked it in front of the house. Detectives later told him the robbers drove to a nearby mall and robbed a bank.
“When I was told that, I was in shock,” Perdomo said. “My car is an old car, 2002 Dodge Neon. I can’t believe it.”
The car, which Perdomo uses to commute to work and take her son to school, was recovered near the bank, but she said it was badly damaged. The thief took items with personal information that were inside the car, Perdomo said. It also contained her cleaning supplies, car seat and her son’s soccer equipment.
No arrests have been reported in the car and bank robbery, which was reported around 10 a.m. Monday at the Citi Bank on Kanan Road in Agoura Hills. The FBI provided NBCLA with security camera photos of a robber, who handed the teller a note and drove off with money in what authorities said was Perdomo’s car.
The man, who was wearing a face mask, was dressed in a brightly patterned sweatshirt.
Owner Michelle Norris called 911 after the car was stolen. He is trying to raise funds to help replace Perdomo’s damaged car.
“This is really devastating for her and her family,” Norris said. “I really hope they can find this person. It’s really going to be hard for us to sleep at night knowing this person is still on the loose.”
