Utah woman known as 'Pajama Bottom' robber is arrested
Nanette Louise Perkins, pictured, was arrested after conducting at least six bank robberies in the Salt Lake City area this weekend. For at least one of them, she wore plaid pajama bottoms, also pictured
A Utah woman has been arrested after she was identified as the pajama-wearing robber in at least six bank robberies in the Salt Lake City area, police said Monday.
Nanette Louise Perkins's crime spree included five banks she hit in less than two hours on Saturday morning.
She also robbed a bank on Friday afternoon.
Perkins, 40, was arrested Sunday afternoon at home in suburban Taylorsville after Salt Lake City police received a tip about her identity, Unified police Lieutenant Brian Lohrke said.
According to police, the robber did little to hide her appearance during robberies Friday and Saturday morning at banks in Salt Lake City, Holladay, West Valley City, Cottonwood Heights and Sandy.
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Perkins was arrested on Sunday afternoon after being positively identified by her boyfriend and her son. Her previous convictions include felony theft and credit card fraud-related crimes
She was seen on bank surveillance camera images and described as wearing plaid pajama bottoms, black prescription eyeglasses, a dark shirt and a blue bandanna over dark hair in a ponytail or bun.
Lohrke said the robber passed notes to tellers, never showed a weapon and got cash in five of the six banks.
She left one empty-handed, fleeing the scene after a teller refused her request, Fox13 reported.
She allegedly gave her boyfriend, who was not identified, $4,200 in cash on Saturday.
Both her boyfriend and her son identified her in surveillance footage from the banks.
The police spokesman said he did not know what Perkins was wearing when she was arrested.
During the robberies, Perkins would approach the teller with a note demanding money. She never displayed a weapon. In one of the banks, the teller refused to comply with the demand and Perkins fled. Pictured: Surveillance footage of Perkins robbing a bank
She was being held without bail at the Salt Lake County jail pending an initial court appearance on felony charges.
She was previously convicted of felony theft and credit card fraud-related crimes in 2012 and 2013, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.