From Sandy Louey:
A Sacramento man whom authorities dubbed the "Straw Hat Bandit" (left photo) was sentenced Monday to three years and 10 months in federal prison for a series of bank robberies.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton also sentenced Michael Edward Osgood, 47, to three years of supervised release for his involvement in six bank robberies in Sacramento County and one in San Joaquin County. He has paid full restitution for the robberies, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott.
Authorities gave Osgood, a former groundskeeper for California Family Fitness and Roseville High School, the nickname because he wore large brim straw hats during his robberies.
He was arrested June 9 after he robbed the U.S. Bank at 3320 Arden Way in Sacramento, which he admitted to. He also pleaded guilty to robbing the Sterlent Credit Union at 2648 Watt Ave. in Sacramento on May 12 and the U.S. Bank at 2808 County Club Blvd. in Stockton on June 4, the release said.
As part of the plea agreement, Osgood admitted to committing four other bank robberies: Tri-Counties Bank at 4650 Natomas Blvd. in Sacramento on April 30; Wells Fargo Bank at 8870 Madison Ave. in Fair Oaks on May 16; Citibank at 436 Howe Ave. in Sacramento on May 21; and U.S. Bank at 5021 Laguna Blvd. in Elk Grove on May 24, the release said.
The case was part of an investigation by the Sacramento Violent Crimes Task Force, which includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Roseville Police Department and the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.
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