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About the crimes he's committed. especially about robbing banks. he told detectives the only reason he did it is because that's where the money is.

It's known as the bank robbery capital of the world. los angeles, california. >> request assistance. we have a possible 211 in process. at the bank of america. >> across sprawling l.a. county, bank robbers make fast work of grabbing cash from the area's banks. >> he made some demands and came outside the door of the bank with a hostage at gunpoint. >> some years there are hundreds of robberies. some years there have been thousands. >> witnesses on the location say two to three suspects inside the bank wearing ski masks and ak-47s. >> one reason, southern california's massive freeway system. do...

They are seen entering a getaway car and disappear into traffic. within minutes law enforcement arrives on the scene. they are baffled by eyewitness accounts of a man jumping over a 12-foot barrier. >> when i walked into the bank it was literally over 12 feet high and when we interviewed the bank tellers and the witnesses they literally said he went over this thing like three seconds. just jumped up over the top and then jumped down. we were like in disbelief. >> eyewitnesss say to make his astonishing leap the robber grabbed hold of the top of the barrier, and vaulted himself over to the othe...

>> just a jump and a leap over a bandit barrier that's several feet into the air coupled with people shooting guns in the bank. for no particular reason other than to get somebody's attention. >> police search for evidence of the gunshot that was fired into the air. they find paint chips on the floor that had fallen from the 40-foot ceiling. >> we just looked up with binoculars and saw a dink on the ceiling where the round ended up. >> when the robber tossed his body over the top of the barrier, his hand touched the top of it. a thief has left behind a perfect fingerprint. >> the bandit barrie...

Once had he saw her, and gave her a kiss goodbye, he was very, very cooperative and polite. >> when questioned by police, pedro has no problem bragging about the crimes he's committed. especially about robbing banks. he told detectives the only reason he did it is because that's where the money is.