HOUSTON, TX—FBI Houston’s Violent Crime Task Force is asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a man dubbed the “Plaid Pillager” who committed his fifth bank robbery in Houston last week. Crime Stoppers of Houston is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the robber.

The most recent robbery occurred at approximately 2:10 p.m. on Friday, September 20, 2024, at the Bank of America located at 5348 Westheimer Road in west Houston. During the robbery, the suspect entered the bank, approached the counter, and handed the teller a threatening note demanding money. He fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of money southbound on foot across Westheimer Road. No one was physically hurt during the robbery.

Previously, the “Plaid Pillager” robbed the following banks:

• Wells Fargo Bank located at 11152 South Gessner in southwest Houston on Friday, July 22, 2022
• Chase Bank located at 10411 Westheimer in west Houston on Friday, February 3, 2023
• Bank of America located at 5348 Westheimer in west Houston on Friday, February 10, 2023
• Cadence Bank located at 3754 Westheimer in west Houston on Monday March 6, 2023

The robber is described as a balding white male in his late 50s, approximately 6’0” tall, with a heavy build and a white stubble beard. During the robbery he wore a blue fishing shirt, blue jeans, sneakers, a medical mask, and a ballcap with the Texans logo. He carried a camo-colored backpack, and upon fleeing the bank he took off his ballcap and mask before putting on sunglasses. A witness stated the suspect had an older black or green tattoo on the left side of his head.

Photographs of the suspect from the most recent robbery can be found on FBI Houston’s Twitter account.

Crime Stoppers of Houston, a non-governmental organization, is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of this robber. If you have any information, please call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 713-222-TIPS (8477) or the FBI Houston Field Office at (713) 693-5000. Tips may also be submitted to Crime Stoppers through their website, www.crime-stoppers.org, or the Houston Crime Stoppers mobile phone app which can be downloaded for both iPhone and Android devices. All tipsters remain anonymous.