Western Pa. business the latest victim of man at center of nationwide manhunt

ALLEGHENY CO., Pa. — A nationwide manhunt is on for a man accused of more than a dozen robberies in eight states, including Pennsylvania.

Police said Lloyd Rhodes is a serial robber, known for hiding out overnight in the businesses he hits – earning the moniker the “Make Yourself at Home Bandit.”

According to investigators, Rhodes has robbed at least a dozen businesses in Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska and Tennessee. Now Allegheny County police say his latest victim was a Pittsburgh-area business: The Meadows Off Track Betting facility in Harmar Township.

Just days before Thanksgiving, police said a man matching Rhodes’ description snuck into The Meadows overnight and waited for the first employee to arrive – barricading her in a back room while he poured money from the safe into a trash bag.

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That suspect took off in the employee’s SUV.

And it was a TV show that helped the public recognize Rhodes. Police said someone in Pittsburgh watching a wanted persons segment on a crime show recognized him and called police.

According to police, Rhodes often dresses up as a janitor for the business he plans to rob and brings a silver gun.

He was possibly last seen in Marysville, Pa. on Thursday.

We initially had that Rhodes was last seen in Marienville, Pa. This story has been corrected and updated to say he was last seen in Marysville, Pa.

Man steals money, barricades woman in room at Meadows Off Track Betting Man steals money, barricades woman in room at Meadows Off Track Betting

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