Robbery of Bank of the West Branch in Denver
| FBI Denver August 30, 2010 |
The Denver Police Department and FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force (RMSSTF) responded to a bank robbery which occurred on Monday, August 30, 2010, at approximately 12:20 p.m. at the Bank of the West, 621 17th Street, Denver, Colorado.
The suspect is described as a white male in his 40s, 5’8” to 5’10” tall, approximately 170 pounds, medium build, with reddish hair.
The suspect presented a demand note and demanded money.
Bank robbery is punishable by a 20-year prison sentence for each offense and increases if a dangerous weapon is used in the commission of the crime.
The FBI continues to provide financial institutions with the best practices for security to make them less vulnerable to robberies.
If anyone has any information on the bank robbery above or any bank robbery, please call the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force at 303-629-7171; or, you can remain anonymous and earn up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 720-913-STOP (7867).