SRPD Officers Arrest Bank Robbery Suspect

On 5/21/2026 at 3:02pm., Santa Rosa Police Officers were dispatched to the Bank of America located at 1155 W Steele Lane, Santa Rosa regarding a Robbery.  The male suspect provided the teller a note and a bag.  The note contained demands for money and was threatening in nature.  The suspect left the business without taking his bag and note with him and was last seen walking eastbound from the business.  Witnesses provided a suspect description and a FLOCK camera in the area captured the suspect walking eastbound on W. Steele Lane.  Numerous SRPD Officers responded to the area.  A SRPD Motor Officer located and detained a subject matching the robbery suspect description in the area of Administration and Paulin Drive.   The subject, 38-year-old Santa Rosa transient Angosom Gebre, was positively identified as the suspect.


Gebre was arrested and booked at the Main Adult Detention Facility for
664/211 PC – Attempted Robbery
3056 PC – Violation of Parole