FBI Albuquerque
Office of Public Affairs
(505) 889-1300
May 26, 2016

FBI Media Update: Man with Knife Robs Farmington Credit Union

The FBI and Farmington Police Department are looking for a man who robbed U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union, 3024 E. Main St., in Farmington on Thursday, May 26, 2016.

The suspect is described as a white male in his 30s, approximately 5’6” to 5’8” tall, with a medium build.

He wore a long-sleeved beige shirt, a tan Indiana Jones-style safari hat, a dark bandana around his neck, sunglasses, dark cargo pants, blue gloves, and black shoes.

Witnesses said the suspect entered the bank at approximately 1:40 p.m., displayed a large knife and demanded money from a teller.

The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money to the suspect, who left the bank and walked north. He was last seen behind some nearby buildings.

Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to call the FBI (24 hours) at (505) 889-1300 or Farmington Police at (505) 334-6622.

Tips also can be submitted online at https://tips.fbi.gov.

The FBI may pay a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction of a bank robber.

Information about this and other bank robbers wanted by the FBI can be found at https://bankrobbers.fbi.gov.

Bank robbery carries a possible prison term of up to 20 years. The use of a gun, other dangerous weapon, toy gun, or hoax bomb device during the commission of a bank robbery can be punishable by a prison term of up to 25 years.