Seeking Information on Bank of the West Robbery

The Denver Police Department and the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force responded to a bank robbery which occurred on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at approximately 2:05 p.m. at the Bank of the West, 2050 S. Downing St., Denver, Colorado.

The suspect is described as a white female, 5'4" to 5'5" tall , approximately 150 lbs., 45 to 55 years of age.

The suspect presented a demand note for money to the teller.

She is believed to be responsible for two other bank robberies in the Denver metro area. The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force has dubbed this bank robber the "Bad Hatter Bandit," for obvious reasons.

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 robbery 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).