Woman Robs Bank, Waits for Police

Santa Cruz police remain baffled at perhaps the easiest bank robbery arrest of all time.

A 37-year-old woman landed in County Jail on Wednesday after allegedly robbing a bank and then waiting in the parking lot for police to arrive.

Susie Marie Leigh was the first customer of the day at the U.S. Bank on Morrissey Boulevard. She allegedly gave a note to a teller demanding money, then walked out with $857.

Instead of racing away, Leigh told another teller, “I’ve now committed a bank robbery, its OK to call police,” according to detective Sgt. Mike Pruger.

Then, she walked outside and got into her pickup truck to wait for officers to arrive.

She put up no struggle, and the money was recovered.

“She certainly didn’t do what typical bank robbers do to get away,” Pruger said. “It doesn’t often happen that we catch them this easily. It’s one of those for the memoirs.”

Bank robbery without a weapon carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.