FBI Seeks Public’s Assistance to Identify the “Geezer Bandit”
| FBI San Diego April 20, 2010 |
The FBI, San Diego Police Department, and San Diego Sheriff’s Department are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the unknown male bank robber dubbed the “Geezer Bandit.” The “Geezer Bandit” is believed responsible for robbing seven banks in San Diego County. Three different rewards, totaling $16,000, are being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the “Geezer Bandit.”
The suspect entered the California Bank and Trust located at 140 Escondido Avenue in Vista at approximately 9:10 this morning and stood at the customer kiosk in front of the teller stations until a teller was available. He then approached a teller holding what appeared to the teller to be two $20 bills in his right hand (she assumed he wanted change). He then produced a demand note that stated it was a robbery and threatened having a weapon. He then opened a black day planner to show the teller that he had a black short barreled revolver pointed at her. After the teller produced the money he put the cash into his day planner and walked out of the bank and out of sight.
Witnesses describe the robber as follows:
- Sex: Male
- Race: White
- Age: 60-70 years old
- Height: Approximately 6’0”
- Weight: Approximately 190 pounds
- Build: Average
- Clothing: Blue baseball cap with a script style “P” on the front, a blue jacket, light blue button-down collared shirt, prescription eyeglasses.
The “Geezer Bandit” is believed to be responsible for robbing the following San Diego County banks:
- August 28, 2009 US Bank 9643 Mission Gorge Rd., Santee
- September 12, 2009 San Diego National Bank 7877 Ivanhoe, La Jolla
- October 9, 2009 US Bank 4627 Carmel Mountain Rd., San Diego
- October 26, 2009 Bank of America 17008 Avenida de Acacias, Rancho Santa Fe
- November 16, 2009 Bank of America 7680 Girard Ave., La Jolla
- January 27, 2010 San Diego National Bank 1075 Rosecrans, San Diego
Anyone with information concerning this robbery is asked to contact the FBI at telephone number (858) 565-1255 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.