FBI and San Diego Sheriff’s Department Seek Public’s Assistance to Identify Unknown Female Bank Robber

The FBI and San Diego Sheriff’s Department are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the unknown female responsible for robbing the US Bank, 245 Vista Village Drive, Vista, California, on Saturday, August 14, 2010.

On Saturday, August 14, 2010, at approximately 11:53 a.m., an unknown female robbed a teller at the US Bank, 245 Vista Village Drive, Vista, California. At the time of the robbery, the unknown female approached the victim teller and presented a demand note for cash. The demand note was taped to the back of a bank withdrawal slip and demanded the teller to provide all money in the teller’s custody. The demand note threatened that the robber had a partner who was watching them, and the partner would shoot the teller if the teller did not comply. After receiving a sum of money from the teller, the robber fled the bank on foot in an unknown direction through the parking lot. No weapon or vehicle was observed.

The robber is described as follows:

Sex: Female
Race: White
Age: Mid 20s to early 30s
Height: Approximately 5’6” - 5’7” tall
Weight: Approximately 130 lbs.
Build: Medium build
Hair: Blonde hair past shoulders
Clothing: Red baseball type cap, red and white plaid long sleeve shirt, blue jeans, gloves, dark colored purse or shoulder bag, and dark sunglasses
Weapon: Threatened that she had a partner who was armed with a weapon

Anyone with information concerning this attempted robbery is asked to contact the FBI at telephone number (858) 565-1255, or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. You may remain anonymous by calling the FBI or Crime Stoppers.