Suspect Sought in Two Cobb County Bank Robberies

ATLANTA—Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Brian D. Lamkin, along with Cobb County Police Chief John R. Houser, requests the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the individual responsible for two Cobb County, Georgia bank robberies that occurred earlier this month.

On Friday, May 11, 2012 at approximately 10:27 a.m., a lone black male entered the Wells Fargo Bank branch located at 5010 Floyd Road in Mableton, Georgia and presented a demand note to the teller. The robber departed the bank without further incident, having obtained an undisclosed amount of money.

On Friday, May 18, 2012 at approximately 11:54 a.m., this same individual entered the Regions Bank branch located at 2048 Macland Crossing in Marietta, Georgia and again presented a demand note to the teller announcing a robbery. The robber departed the bank without further incident, having obtained an undisclosed amount of money.

The robber is described as being a black male, late 20s to early 30s in age, 6’2” to 6’3” in height, weighing 180 lbs., and having black hair (possibly dreadlocks), a possible mustache, and a slender build. On May 11, 2912, he was observed wearing black shorts, a black jacket, black tennis shoes with white stripes on top, a black Atlanta Falcons stocking hat, and had a blue lollipop in his mouth. On May 18, 2012, he was observed wearing white shorts, a white T-shirt, dark hat, silver-framed sunglasses, and white tennis shoes.

Anyone with information regarding this matter should contact Crime Stoppers at (404) 577-8477 or FBI Atlanta at (404) 679-9000. There is a reward of up to $2,000 through Crimes Stoppers for information leading to the arrest/conviction of the individual responsible for these robberies.