'GRANNY BANDIT' SUSPECT DENIES CALI. HEIST SPREE

"I FOUND THEM"

THE woman accused of being the "Granny Bandit" has denied having any part in the stick ups outside Southern California department stores. Cops say Dodi Wasbotten, 50, is a pensioner put up artist who waited for her victims outside the shops and then pounced when they came out, brandishing a pistol.
She was dubbed the "Granny Bandit" as she was described as an older looking woman who concealed her face with sunglasses and a scarf. Wasbotten, a grandmother with a history of drug and alcohol use, was picked up as her vehicle matched the
description of the getaway car.
When they searched it detectives found a multicolored scarf and an Airsoft pistol that shoots plastic pellets, according to reports. 
Police said they also looked through Wasbotten's wallet and found several credit cards with some of the victim's names on them. But she claimed she "found them."  
 Unlike Granddad Bandit Michale Mara, 53, who pleaded guilty to holding up more than 20 banks, Wasbotten is denying her role in the robberies.