LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. (WSVN) — The FBI is searching for a serial bank robber who hit at least four banks in a five-week period in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
The most recent incident took place on Feb. 22 at a Bank United in Lighthouse Point. He is also believed to be behind a robbery at a PNC Bank in Delray Beach and two robberies at the same Wells Fargo in Fort Lauderdale.
“We do think he’s a white older male,” said FBI Special Agent Michael Leverock. “Why he’s stopped robbing banks since February? We don’t know.”
The robber, known as the cover-up bandit due to his concealed appearance, goes into the bank, implies he has a weapon and demands cash.
He is considered to be armed and dangerous.
“In a couple of them, he said that he had a bomb, an explosive device, so we’re concerned that he is willing to commit violence,” Leverock said. ‘If somebody walks into a bank and says they have a bomb or gun, we take them for their word.”
Along with the FBI, the Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Lighthouse Point police departments are all investigating.
The South Florida Violent Crime Task Force is also investigating.
“They were just looking to see if we saw anything,” said Cheryl Pramdip, who works next to the Bank United. “We didn’t see anything. I guess it happened too quickly.”
“We believe your viewers might be able to view his photo, things that he wears, his posture and say, ‘I think I know that guy,’ and give us a call,” Leverock said.
If you have any information on these robberies, call the FBI at (754) 703-2000. You may be eligible for the $5,000 reward.
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