U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
600 State Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Contacts: David M. Rhieu
Marybeth R. Miklos
FBI – New Haven
(203) 503-5324

FBI ASKS FOR PUBLIC HELP IN LOCATING SERIAL BANK ROBBER

The FBI and multiple police departments in the Connecticut and New York area are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a SERIAL BANK ROBBER. The individual is believed to be responsible for nine bank robberies occurring in both Connecticut and New York. The suspect in these robberies is a white male, 5’07” to 5’10” tall, 45 to 55 years old. He has been wearing a baseball style hat and sunglasses and carries with him a black, over the shoulder style, canvas bag. The male presents a handwritten note to the teller. No weapon is shown however; it is not certain if the suspect has been armed. The suspect is usually in and out of the bank in less than 1 minute.

SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS OF SUBJECT:

Golden’s Bridge, NY 10/04/07

Watertown, CT 09/25/07

Bethel, CT 02/23/07

Southbury, CT 9/01/07

In several instances witnesses reported observing the suspect leave in a black Chevy Colorado pickup with CT registration plates. In one instance he was seen leaving in a dark colored SUV (possibly an Oldsmobile Bravado or Jeep Cherokee) with a probable misuse of a CT plate beginning in “862”. In the Bethel, CT robbery a witness reported observing the suspect get into a later model dark burgundy Ford Expedition with no front registration plate and damage to the right front corner of the vehicle. In the latest robbery on 10/12/2007 at The Salisbury Bank & Trust in Dover Plains NY it was reported that the subject was driving a dark colored SUV, possibly S-10 Blazer with partial NY plate of “BVG”, last traveling south on Rte 22.  

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE ROBBERIES THIS SUBJECT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE COMMITTED:

• 2/23/07, 1630 hrs Newtown Savings Bank, Bethel, CT
• 3/9/07, 1342 hrs M&T Savings Bank, Dover Plains, NY
• 7/20/07, 1618 hrs Thomaston Savings Bank, Thomaston, CT
• 8/10/07, 1530 hrs TD Bank North, Waterbury, CT
• 9/1/07, 1145 hrs Newtown Savings Bank, Southbury, CT
• 9/18/07, 1449 hrs M&T Savings Bank, Amenia, NY
• 9/25/07, 1545 hrs Naugatuck Savings Bank, Watertown, CT
• 10/4/07, 1515 hrs Bank of America, Goldens Bridge, NY
• 10/12/07, 1530 hrs Salisbury Bank & Trust, Dover Plains, NY

Anyone with information regarding this individual is asked to contact the FBI at 203-777-6311.