PLEASANT GROVE, Utah. — A man who allegedly robbed a credit union to fund bail for his girlfriend is now in need of bail himself, after being arrested in front of the police department.
According to the Pleasant Grove Police Department, Robert Phillip Rivas, 26, and Armando Jesse Ambriz, 28, robbed a Utah Community Credit Union branch.
“We later received information from one of Robert Rivas’ family members indicating that they were aware of a plot he had to rob a bank to obtain money to bail his girlfriend out of jail,” Lt. Britt Smith told local media. “(With) search warrants we were able to find some receipts for bail bondsmen that indicated he had in fact bailed his girlfriend out of jail hours after the robbery here in Pleasant Grove.”
Police said they were able to make an arrest of Ambriz before even receiving a physical description of the robber. The UCCU branch is located just a few blocks from the police department, and Ambriz was spotted by police officers while wearing what was described as an obvious disguise. “Obviously he stood out like a sore thumb wearing a wig, fake beard and fake eyebrows,” Smith said.
Both Ambriz and Rivas have been booked into the Utah County Jail on suspicion of felony robbery and obstruction of justice. Rivas' girlfriend remains out on bail, according to police.