'Dual Valley Bandit' arrested, linked to 11 bank robberies in San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys

PASADENA >> A shotgun-toting robbery suspect arrested Saturday as he fled from a Pasadena bank is now believed to be a serial bandit known to the FBI as the "Dual Valley Bandit," linked to as many as 11 recent bank robberies in the San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys, authorities said Sunday.

Shownee Shon Smith, 41, of Pasadena was