Two men, ages 64 and 65, were arrested on Oct. 26 for investigation of their connection with five bank robberies since July 5 – three in Shoreline, one in Ballard and most recently on Oct. 20, the robbery of Washington Federal Bank at California Ave and Morgan St., according to police.

The men were arrested in Snohomish County and booked into King County Jail for investigation of robbery late Tuesday afternoon.

The suspects were armed with a shotgun and handgun and wore Halloween masks depicting past U.S. presidents, including Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Their typical style was to force bank employees and customers to the ground and then threaten to shoot them while either forcing a victim to gather money from teller drawers or gathering it themselves, according to Seattle and King County police.

Sgt. John Urquhart with KCSO said during the Shoreline robbery of a Wells Fargo on Sept. 12 one of the suspects set his handgun down on a counter as he collected cash from the drawers. As he came back around the counter his partner-in-crime had to remind him to retrieve his gun.

The men reportedly both wore George W. Bush masks in the West Seattle robbery.