FBI Denver
Public Affairs Specialist Vikki Migoya
FBIDN_PublicAffairs@fbi.gov
January 11, 2018

Secret Shopper Bandit Press Release

The Lakewood Police Department, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force are investigating the following robberies of numerous King Soopers stores:

  • King Soopers
    1545 South Kipling St.
    Lakewood, Colorado
    07/18/17, 6:05 p.m.
  • King Soopers
    1927 South Wadsworth
    Lakewood, Colorado
    11/05/17, 5:43 p.m.
  • King Soopers
    1927 South Wadsworth
    Lakewood, Colorado
    07/21/17, 7:10 p.m.
  • King Soopers
    1545 South Kipling
    Lakewood, Colorado
    12/16/17, 4:31 p.m.
  • King Soopers
    1927 South Wadsworth
    Lakewood, Colorado
    09/05/17, 7:40 p.m.
  • King Soopers
    1927 South Wadsworth
    Lakewood, Colorado
    12/29/17, 5:03 p.m.
  • King Soopers
    1927 South Wadsworth
    Lakewood, Colorado
    10/25/17, 7:21 p.m.
  • King Soopers
    9820 West Belleview Ave.
    Littleton, Colorado
    01/07/18, 4:50 p.m.

The suspect, who has been dubbed the "Secret Shopper Bandit", will approach the service desk and wait for the cashier to be alone. Once he has approached the cashier, he passes the cashier a bag with a note demanding money. To date the suspect has not displayed any weapons.

The suspect is described as a white male, 25 to 35 years of age, approximately 6' tall, with a medium build, and facial hair.

If anyone has any information regarding the business robberies above, or any bank or business robbery, please call the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force at 303-629-7171; or, you can remain anonymous and earn up to five thousand dollars ($3,000) by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 720-913-STOP (7867).