SANTA ANA : Neat Robber Litters Freeway With Loot

A robber wearing a neatly pressed suit and a red tie held up a bank Thursday and then apparently threw part of the loot out of his car along the Costa Mesa Freeway, police said.

Police spokeswoman Maureen Haacker said the man was in his mid-40s, with a salt-and-pepper beard. He walked into the Bank of America branch at 2127 E. 17th St. and demanded money, saying he had a gun, Haacker said.

Although no one could describe the car, police were told that the man drove from the bank toward the freeway, where officers later found a bank bag filled with money.