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Chase Bank in Wheat Ridge Robbed

FBI Denver August 12, 2010
  • Public Affairs Specialist Deborah Sherman (303) 630-6060

The Wheat Ridge Police Department and FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force (RMSSTF) responded to a bank robbery which occurred on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at approximately 5:42 p.m. at the:

Chase Bank
3850 North Wadsworth Blvd.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado

The suspect is described as a white male, 28 to 35 years of age, approximately 5’6” to 5’10”, 135 to 155 lbs., blue eyes, strawberry hair, and a possible lazy eye.

The suspect handed the teller a note and demanded money.

This suspect is known as the “JV Bandit.”

The investigation has revealed that this same person is responsible for four previous robberies:

07/13/2010 - 5:45 p.m.
1st Bank
4350 Wadsworth Blvd.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80030

10/9/2008 - 3:20 p.m.
Chase Bank
14417 West Colfax Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80232

10/14/2008 - 3:20 p.m.
Key Bank
1222 Arapahoe Street
Golden, CO 80401

11/7/2008 - 1:00 p.m.
U.S. Bank
1801 Jackson Street
Golden, CO 80401

In the U.S. Bank robbery the described male was wearing a letter jacket, which led the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force to dub the bank robber the “JV Bandit.”

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).

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