Seeking Information on Inver Grove Heights Credit Union Robbery

Ralph S. Boelter, Special Agent in Charge of the Minneapolis FBI office, is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown male who may be in a position to provide information concerning the robbery of the Building Trades Credit Union in Inver Grove Heights on October 6. On that day, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Building Trades Credit Union located at 5300 South Robert Trail, Suite 100, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, was robbed by a lone individual. After entering the bank, the robber approached the first victim teller, displayed a black semi automatic handgun, and made a verbal demand for cash. The robber made a specific demand for 100-dollar bills and proceeded to multiple tellers demanding cash from their drawers and threatening them with the gun. After the tellers handed over an undisclosed amount of money, the robber took the money, placed it into a black bag that he retrieved from a white kitty litter pail, and fled the bank on foot, leaving the pail behind.

The individual being sought for questioning was seen in and around the bank on October 5, 2009, and is described as a black male, approximately 6’1” to 6’4” tall, and approximately 220 to 240 pounds. He was wearing a dark-colored, mid-length coat, blue jeans, and a dark-colored beret.

Anyone with information regarding this individual or this bank robbery is requested to contact the FBI at 612-376-3200.