{"id":21258,"date":"2024-05-06T18:57:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T01:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/croc-bandit-now-in-custody-surprise-police-say\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T18:57:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T01:57:25","slug":"croc-bandit-now-in-custody-surprise-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/croc-bandit-now-in-custody-surprise-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Croc Bandit&#8217; now in custody, Surprise police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-kpho-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/v2\/https:\/\/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net\/05-07-2024\/t_4f93de20f4fb42bd85f20ce76450b2c1_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg?auth=1d7ea5ff5f39182480f0e4f75106107cbaaa4905ded03b962f7f9b207efa64a3&#038;width=1200&#038;height=600&#038;smart=true\"><\/p>\n<div>A man suspected of being the &#8220;Croc Bandit&#8221; who damaged eight businesses in Surprise has been arrested, police said on Monday. 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