Seeking Information on “Wig Out Bandit” Serial Bank Robber

The Denver Police Department and the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force (RMSSTF) are investigating multiple bank robberies, suspected of being committed by the same individual.

This individual has been dubbed “The Wig Out Bandit” by the RMSSTF, because he wore a wig in the first robbery he is believed to have committed.

“The Wig Out Bandit” robberies are below:

08/01/2011

 Public Service Credit Union
 815 Colorado Blvd.
 Denver, Colorado

08/23/2011

 Wells Fargo Bank
 1001 S. Monaco St.
 Denver, Colorado

09/19/2011

 First Bank
 2850 Quebec St.
 Denver, Colorado

09/27/2011

 Bank of the West
 2970 Quebec St.
 Denver, Colorado

10/10/2011

 U.S. Bank
 6333 East Colfax Ave.
 Denver, Colorado

10/13/2011

 First Bank
 2850 Quebec St.
 Denver, Colorado

11/30/2011

 U.S. Bank
 200 University Blvd.
 Denver, Colorado

The suspect is described as a black male, 40 to 50 years of age, approximately 5’11” to 6’2” in height, with a slender build.

The suspect enters the bank, presents a demand note, and flees.

The “The Wig Out Bandit” is believed to be responsible for a total of seven bank robberies in Northeast Denver.

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).