FBI San Diego
Media Coordinator
(858) 320-1800 | SDPublicAffairs@fbi.gov
June 1, 2014

FBI and San Diego Sheriff’s Department Seek Public’s Assistance to Identify Citibank Robber

The FBI and San Diego Sheriff’s Department are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the unknown male responsible for robbing the Citibank located at 1611 South Melrose in Vista, California, on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

On Saturday, May 31, 2014, at approximately 12:00 p.m. the Citibank branch located at 1611 South Melrose in Vista, California, was robbed by an unknown male using a demand note. After reading the demand note, the victim teller provided the robber with a sum of money. After receiving the money, the robber walked out of the bank. No physical injuries were reported.

The robber is described as follows:

  • Sex: Male
  • Race: White
  • Age: Early 20s
  • Height: Approximately 5’9” tall
  • Build: Thin build
  • Clothing: Dark baseball cap with unknown design, glasses, plaid shirt, and wristwatch worn on left hand.

Bank surveillance photographs from the Citibank, located at 1611 South Melrose, Vista, California, on Saturday, May 31, 2014:

The FBI and San Diego Sheriff's Department are seeking assistance to identify the unknown male responsible for robbing the Citibank in Vista, California. Suspect responsible for robbing the Citibank located at 1611 South Melrose in Vista, California, on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

Anyone with information regarding this robbery should contact the FBI at telephone number (858) 320-8302 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. To view other photographs of bank robbers law enforcement is seeking to identify please visit www.fbi.gov/sandiego (press room page) and/or https://bankrobbers.fbi.gov.