Baltimore Press Office
July 10, 2014

FBI Offers Reward for Information on Hoax Bomber Bank Robber

The Baltimore FBI and the Montgomery County Police Department are seeking information from the public regarding a bank robber who threatens to blow up banks if the tellers don’t fill his bag with money. Agents and detectives believe the robber is responsible for two robberies: one on June 10 at the Capital One Bank at 12293 Tec Road in Silver Spring; and a second on July 2 at the Capital One Bank at 115 University Boulevard West in Silver Spring. In the first robbery, the robber put a device on the counter and said it was going to blow up as he left the bank. The Montgomery County Fire/EMS and bomb squad rendered the device safe and determined it was a hoax bomb.

Witnesses describe the robber as a black man with a light complexion. He is described to be about 5’10” to 6’1” tall and about 160 pounds. He was seen wearing a ski mask in the June 10 robbery. Tellers say he was wearing a bandanna, fake nose with a beard, and sunglasses in the July 2 robbery.

 
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The Baltimore FBI and the Montgomery County Police Department are seeking information from the public regarding a bank robber who threatens to blow up banks if the tellers dont fill his bag with money.

 

Suspect who threatens to blow up banks if the tellers don’t fill his bag with money. Agents and detectives believe the robber is responsible for two robberies: one on June 10 at the Capital One Bank at 12293 Tec Road in Silver Spring, Maryland; and a second on July 2 at the Capital One Bank at 115 University Boulevard West in Silver Spring.

 

Suspect who threatens to blow up banks if the tellers don’t fill his bag with money. Agents and detectives believe the robber is responsible for two robberies: one on June 10 at the Capital One Bank at 12293 Tec Road in Silver Spring, Maryland; and a second on July 2 at the Capital One Bank at 115 University Boulevard West in Silver Spring.

 

If you were in the area of University Boulevard West on July 2 and noticed something or if you know anything about the robber or robberies, you are asked to call Montgomery County Police at 301-279-8000 or the Baltimore Division of the FBI at 410-265-8080. You could receive a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest in this case.