October 5, 2022

FBI and Linden Police Ask the Public’s Help in Identifying Robber

NEWARK—The Newark Field Office and the Linden Police Department are seeking the public’s help with identifying a bank robber. At 12:33 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2022, a male suspect walked into the Wells Fargo Bank at 705 West Saint Georges Avenue in Linden. He handed the teller a demand note and displayed a gun. The suspect is a medium complexion male, approximately 5’ 10”, with a thin build. He was wearing a brown baseball cap under a gray coat with a hood, black pants, a black neck gaiter, black shoes with a white or reflective patch on the toe, black gloves with a red patch on the pointer finger, and a blue surgical mask. After leaving the bank, he was observed riding a black mountain bike with chrome handlebars and silver wheels.

Anyone with information about this subject is urged to call the FBI at 973-792-3000, the Linden Police Department at 908-474-8558, or submit the information to tips.fbi.gov.