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Last week Belltown's Washington Mutual was robbed by a man police are now referring to as the "Bam-Bam bandit." (Honestly, I thought they only came up with terrible names like that on television shows. I guess not.) It turns out Mr. Bam Bam is suspected of robbing over ten banks in the last month before hitting Belltown. His real name is Brandon White and Kiro news has the video scoop.

There is a $1000 reward for anyone that provides information leading to the Bam Bam Bandit's arrest. Know something? Call 253-591-5959.

On Saturday around noon, a man walked into Washington Mutual's Belltown branch and handed a note to the teller demanding money by claiming he had a bomb. He escaped by foot following the robbery. Police think the suspect may be guilty of robbing another bank using the same method recently. Luckily no one was hurt.

Poor WaMu, they just can't seem to catch a break.

Sad news for Washington Mutual employees. The bank confirmed today that layoffs are pending although the bank's spokeswoman, Darcy Donahue-Wilmot, declined to give more details. According to one Seattle WaMu employee who asked to remain anonymous, the bank's information technology department will be cut by about 50 percent.

Washington Mutual has about 4,400 employees in downtown Seattle alone and more than 6,500 in Washington state. I know there are a lot of Belltowners out there that work at WaMu. We're keeping our fingers crossed for you!