FBI Seeks “Granddad Bandit”
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Updated: 1:10 PM Nov 4, 2009
FBI Seeks “Granddad Bandit”
Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Gregory Jones, FBI Atlanta, requests the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a serial bank robber, dubbed the “Granddad Bandit” that has robbed in at least seven states to date.
Posted: 12:33 PM Nov 4, 2009
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FBI Press Release:

Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Gregory Jones, FBI Atlanta, requests the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a serial bank robber, dubbed the “Granddad Bandit” that has robbed in at least seven states to date.

Beginning on April 10, 2009, at Houston, Texas, an unknown white male, approximate age between 50-60 years old, began a bank robbery spree that has taken him to Georgia, Virginia, Arkansas, Alabama, New York, and Florida.

His robberies are described as being calm, with a deliberate attempt to not attract attention to himself. The robber quietly presents a demand note to the victim teller and thereafter departs the bank without disruption to normal banking business going on around him.

Below are the following bank robberies that are currently being attributed to this individual:

4/10/09 Houston, Texas Amergy Bank of Texas 4/29/09 Atlanta, Georgia
Suntrust Bank (303 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA)
5/29/09 Roanoke, Virginia Valley Bank
7/03/09 Little Rock, Arkansas Arvest Bank
7/24/09 Dallas, Texas Wells Fargo
8/21/09 Birmingham, Alabama Servis 1st Bank
9/22/09 Syracuse, NY Solvay Bank
10/02/09 Atlanta, Georgia Suntrust Bank (1503 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA)
10/16/09 Tallahassee, Florida Bank of America

The robber is described as follows:

Race: White
Sex: Male
Age: 50-60 years of age
Hgt: 6’0” – 6’4”
Wgt: 220-250 lbs.
Build: Stocky
Hair: bald with short gray hair on side
Misc: prescription glasses

There is now a $10,000 reward being offered by law enforcement in this matter.

Anyone with information should call the Atlanta FBI at tel. (404) 679-9000.

We will have a picture as soon as it becomes available.


Latest Comments

Posted by: sherry Location: perry on Nov 4, 2009 at 01:26 PM

fbi he looks like a lazy cop to me.
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