April 13, 2010 - For the fourth time over the past four months a man wearing a fedora and a fake beard has robbed yet another bank. The latest robbery occurred March 31 at 4:10 p.m. at the Bank of the West located at 736 Turnersville Road in Grass Valley, California, and is the second time he has robbed this particular location.
The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 40 - 50 years old, with gray or salt and pepper gray hair. He is 5'9" to 6' tall and has a slim build.
As part of his disguise, he wears a fedora-type hat and a fake goatee leading authorities to nickname him the “Fake-Bearded Fedora” bandit. In each of the robberies he displayed a handgun and typically uses a black, eco-friendly-type bag commonly found at many super-markets for his loot. The bag has straps and unidentified green writing on it.
The spree started late last year in Grass Valley with a December 22 robbery of the Bank of the West, 736 Turnersville Road, and continued with the February 18 robbery of the Bank of the West, 2160 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, and the March 8 robbery of the Bank of the West, 200 Bear Street in Kings Beach.
In all of the robberies the suspect approached the teller counter and made verbal demands for money. In at least one of the robberies he made an attempt to disguise his voice by speaking with clenched teeth. As he approached the teller counter during the March 31 robbery he told the teller, “Here we go again.”
Witness descriptions and surveillance photos indicate the suspect also wore a light colored parka/rain jacket with a hood that has dark colored trim near the zipper and hood, a light colored mock turtle-neck shirt, black pants, black shoes and black sunglasses. In two of the robberies he wore black gloves.
These robberies are being investigated by the Grass Valley Police Department, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, the Placer County Sheriff’s Department, and the FBI.
Surveillance photographs are below and anyone with information regarding this robbery is asked to contact the FBI in Sacramento at (916) 481-9110, the Grass Valley Police Department at (530) 477-4600, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department at (530) 542-6100, or the Placer County Sheriff’s Department at (530) 581-6330. A reward of up to $2,500 has been offered by Bank of the West for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the above referenced robberies.
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