Paul Cortez

A South Lake Tahoe man has been arrested and charged in the March 27 robbery at El Dorado Savings Bank.

Police got wind that the suspect was in Reno. They met Paul Cortez, 29, there and subsequently obtained an arrest warrant.

Cortez was arrested by Reno officers on March 21 and is waiting to be transferred to South Lake Tahoe.

“Cortez confessed to the robbery including specific details of how the robbery occurred and how much money was taken,” South Lake Tahoe police Lt. David Stevenson said in a press release.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report