The man suspected of being the “S Bandit” has been charged with robbing eight Denver businesses between July and September.
The suspect, Ernie Lee Calbert, 46, is charged with nine counts of aggravated robbery and one count of second-degree kidnapping in connection with eight cases.
Authorities allege he targeted grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants and other retail outlets.
The businesses robbed early in the spree had names that began with the letter “S” — including Safeway, Subway, Sinclair and Sally Beauty Supply.
According to court documents, Calbert was arrested after he dropped his probation appointment card at the scene of one of the robberies .
Calbert is alleged to have robbed the store of $300 and then fled in an Isuzu Trooper. Investigators found the appointment card where the Isuzu had been parked.
Calbert is in Denver County Jail on total bail of $775,000. Howard Pankratz, The Denver Post
