Seeking Information on Bank Robbery in St. Paul

On February 9, 2011, at approximately 9:51 a.m., the U.S. Bank branch located at 1959 Burns Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota, was robbed by a lone masked man. The robber entered the branch and walked up to a teller window. He made a verbal threat to a teller, demanding money from the teller. He told the teller at one point that he wanted more money, or he would shoot her. No weapon was actually observed. The robber was provided with an undisclosed amount of cash, which he put into a dark-colored zippered bank bag. He then left the bank on foot.

The robber is described as a white male, about 6’0” tall with a medium build. He is believed to be in his 20s or 30s. He wore a black coat with buttons on the front, a black ski mask, dark-colored ski cap, and black gloves. He is also believed to be responsible for the bank robbery at the Central Bank branch located at 2120 Hennepin Avenue South in Minneapolis that occurred on Friday, February 4, 2011.

Ralph S. Boelter, Special Agent in Charge of the Minneapolis Office of the FBI, requests that anyone with information regarding these bank robberies contact the Minneapolis FBI at 612-376-3200, the St. Paul or Minneapolis Police Departments, or Crime Stoppers.