ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County sheriff's officials on Monday said an arrest has been made in a string of armed robberies in which the culprit sometimes wore a Batman suit.
Deputies said eight armed commercial robberies occurred from January 22 to February 21 at businesses in east Orange County.
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Details about the arrest will be released later Monday at a news conference.
"That's a lot," said Sgt. Craig Hall said late last week. "Eight businesses is a lot, it's not unheard of. But it's a lot so we're trying to get it to the point where it becomes unheard of."
According to the Sheriff's Office, the assailant typically entered a business while carrying a black or silver-and-black handgun and demands cash from the business and sometimes property from employees.
The culprit was described by authorities as a Hispanic man who speaks Spanish or has a strong accent. Deputies said the man is left-handed and wore a gray glove on his right hand in two robberies. He has also donned a Batman hooded sweatshirt/mask in two robberies, deputies said.
"It's not something we see on a regular basis. So I'm hoping that somebody has seen that, seen that individual wear that on a different occasion and that they might give us some help," Hall said.
Deputies said the robberies occurred at the following locations:
- 7-Eleven at 8003 Lake UnderhillRoad on Jan. 22
- Sherwin-Williams at 5937 E. Colonial Drive on Jan. 27
- Mona Food Mart at 2835 S. Bumby Ave. on Jan. 29
- 123 Dollar Food Store at 1502 N. Semoran Blvd. on Feb. 2
- Dollar General at 911 S. Goldenrod Road on Feb. 2
- Mi Viejo San Juan at 7229 E. Colonial Drive on Feb. 3
- Dollar General at 6670 E. Colonial Drive on Feb. 14
- Family Dollar at 7155 E. Colonial Drive on Feb. 21
No injuries were reported in the robberies.
A reward of up to $1,000 was offered for information leading to the man's arrest.