Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
- FBI PHOTO “Geezer Bandit”
If you take a close look at the photos, the suspect looks like someone’s grandpa, but the FBI says this “grandpa” is a gun-wielding bandit. He is known to carry a small caliber pistol inside a leather case, and has threatened tellers that he will use it if they don’t cough up the cash. Once he gets what he wants, the suspect walks out of the bank.
The FBI believes this suspect dubbed the “Geezer Bandit” successfully robbed a bank in Santa Barbara on Jan. 28. Agents believe he’s hit 13 banks since 2009, and this was his first robbery for 2011. This is also the first time he struck in Santa Barbara.
So far, there are no reported injuries, but it appears the alleged suspect is making his way up the coast.
From the FBI’s website:
“The Geezer Bandit is believed to be responsible for robbing the following banks:”
August 28, 2009 – US Bank
9643 Mission Gorge Rd., Santee
September 12, 2009- San Diego National Bank
7877 Ivanhoe, La Jolla
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Monday, November 22nd, 2010
- FBI: “Carrot Top” Bandit
A suspect wearing a “Carrot Top” wig and robbing a bank is wanted by the FBI. The most bizarre part about this case is not so much the orange wig, but the fact that the suspect robbed the bank with a claw hammer. This is a very unusual weapon to carry and threaten to use on a robbery.
The FBI says the Chase Bank on LaGrange Road in Orland Park, Illinois was hit by this bandit on October 7. The bandit approached the teller, handed over a note and made a verbal threat. The suspect wanted his demands met, or he was going to harm innocent people.
The bandit is described as a white male, between 20 and 25 years old, 6’0” – 6’3.” He had on a blue canvas button down shirt, blue jeans and a tan baseball cap. Witnesses told the FBI the suspect fled in a getaway vehicle described as a black mid-1990s Chevrolet Cavalier. The vehicle did not have plates on the front or back and an unknown man was in the driver’s seat. The driver is also described as a white male, in his 30s, heavier set, with thinning black hair.
If you have any information, please call the Chicago FBI at 312-421-6700
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
FBI ATLANTA PHOTO
Gun wielding, wig wearing bandits could be responsible for three bank robberies in Atlanta, Georgia. Agents say since July 27, two black males wearing women’s wigs have hit Wachovia banks in close proximity. The suspects order workers and bank patrons to the floor and have fled the locations with an undisclosed amount of cash in a silver Lexus. Special Agent Stephen Emmett told me today that the vehicle was discovered last week at an undisclosed location in the Atlanta area and the car is being processed. “It’s never as fast as you see on CSI,” said Emmett, but his team is working diligently to uncover information that could lead to the suspects’ arrests.
Emmett also added that there are two other robberies in the area where the suspects were not wearing wigs, but the motive is the same. “Thankfully we do not see a lot of take over style bank robberies when they are prompting people to the floor and taking over customers.”
According to the FBI website, the robbers are described as follows:
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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
FBI May 2010 Missouri photo
UPDATE: On August 11, 2010, investigators closed in on the man believed to be the suspect. He is identified as 53-year-old Michael Mara and was taken into custody in Baton Rouge.
The FBI is kicking off a campaign to nab a man dubbed the “Granddad Bandit.” Agents say his crime wave spills across 13 states, and he’s suspected in up to 25 robberies. The suspect is bold, visible, and not afraid to demand what he wants. This is why his face will be plastered on 2,000 billboards across every state in America. He’s been on the run for 19 months since his first hit on December 19, 2008 at a SunTrust Bank in Richmond, Virginia. When he made his getaway, it was believed he just blended into the crowd.
The FBI says the suspect usually hands tellers a note demanding money and threatening to have a weapon. He may be traveling in a silver sports utility vehicle. The suspect may be between 50 and 60 years old, weighs about 230 pounds and may be 6 feet tall.
A $25,000 reward is offered for any information leading to his arrest.
Meanwhile, for the last 11 months the FBI has been hunting in Southern California for another suspect dubbed the “Geezer Bandit.” He appears to be an elderly man robbing banks. Most of the hits have been in San Diego County, and one in Riverside County. His latest heist was at a Bank of America in Temecula, California. If you take a close look at the photos, the suspect looks like someone’s grandpa, but the FBI says this grandpa is a gun-wielding bandit. He is known to carry a small caliber pistol inside a leather case, and has threatened tellers that he will use it if they don’t cough up the cash. Once he gets what he wants, the suspect walks out of the bank.
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