Los Angeles police today announced the arrest of a 57-year-old parolee believed to have committed more than a dozen robberies in Los Angeles and Kern counties attributed to the "fake mustache bandit."

James Brammer, who was paroled last April after serving time for robbery, was taken into custody without incident Sunday near Quakertown Avenue and Vanowen Street in Winnetka by the LAPD's Topanga Division gang unit.

His bail was set at $250,000.

Evidence seized from the suspect's Reseda home allegedly links him to 14 robberies committed since November, according to the LAPD.

The most recent heist occurred at a Baskin-Robbins at 19942 1/2 Ventura Blvd. on Saturday about 9:40 p.m. Detectives said employees were confronted by a man wearing a fake mustache and displaying a handgun as he demanded money.

Los Angeles police, working with sheriff's deputies in Kern and Los Angeles counties, developed leads on the bandit's identity and arrested Brammer after conducting electronic surveillance.