Law Enforcement Seeking Public’s Assistance Identifying a Denver Area Bank Robber
The Denver, Aurora, and Greenwood Village Police Departments and the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force need your help identifying a bank robber. The banks robbed include:
* US Bank
8401 East Belleview Avenue
Denver, Colorado
Dec. 22, 2017, 2:31 p.m.
* First Bank
6715 South Corner Star Way
Aurora, Colorado
January 8, 2018, 5:25 p.m.
* Chase Bank
8501 East Arapahoe Road
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Jan. 22, 2018, 6:05 p.m.
The suspect, dubbed the “Horse Head Bandit" is described as a white male, 45 to 60 years of age, approximately 5’10" to 6’0" in height, medium build, and possible facial blemished or pock marked skin.
The suspect brandished a handgun to bank tellers, robbed the bank, and fled on foot. A silver sedan was observed departing the area with the suspect inside.
Please be on the lookout for anyone matching the suspect’s description. Be aware of anyone similar who might have recently changed their spending habits or discussed coming into money suddenly.
Bank robbery is punishable by a 20-year prison sentence for each offense and increases if a dangerous weapon is used in the commission of the crime.
The FBI continues to provide financial institutions with the best practices for security to make them less vulnerable to robberies.
If anyone has any information on the bank robberies above, or any bank robbery, please call the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force at 303-629-7171; or, you can remain anonymous and earn up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 720-913-STOP (7867).
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
