Alleged bank robber arrested in Watsonville

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) -- A woman accused of robbing a bank in Watsonville was placed in police custody Friday evening.

Watsonville Police released a video of the arrest, saying that reports of a bank robbery on the 1400 block of Main Street came in around 2:39 p.m. Friday.

A woman wearing a black hoodie, white medical mask, and pushing a shopping cart entered a bank, gave a threatening note to the teller, and then ran from the scene with the stolen money.

As police interviewed witnesses, one detective spotted the suspect -- 34-year-old Elizabeth Rojas -- across the street, and arrested her.

The police recovered most of the money as well as a small kitchen knife.