Seeking Information on Bank Robbery in Rifle

The Rifle Police Department and the FBI are investigating a bank robbery.

American National Bank

429 Railroad Ave.

Rifle, Colorado 81650

05/27/2011, 10:21 a.m.

The suspect is described as a white male in his mid 20s, approximately 5’7” to 5’11” in height, with dark hair and a slender build. He was wearing a dark hat, sunglasses, a painter’s mask with a hoodie, and blue jeans.

The suspect was armed with a handgun and fled from the bank.

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 the suspect is spotted in the Rifle area, please contact the Rifle Police Department at 970-665-6516.

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 callingCRIMESTOPPERS at 720-913-STOP (7867).