FBI Louisville
Louisville Press Office
(502) 263-6000
June 4, 2015

FBI Announces Reward for and Photos of Sock Hat Bandit

Law enforcement is releasing photographs and offering a reward for information regarding a serial bank robber who has robbed seven banks since April 2015 in the Northern Kentucky and Central-Southern Ohio areas. In each case, the suspect has presented a note demanding cash and claimed to have a gun. Although nobody has been physically hurt during the robberies, the subject should be considered armed and dangerous.

The bank robbery suspect has been described as a white male, clean shaven, age 35-45, average height and weight. The suspect has worn a sock hat in all seven robberies and has worn glasses in five of seven robberies. In one case, the suspect was seen leaving in a small maroon four door car.

Surveillance photos at the time of the robberies:

Law enforcement is releasing photographs and offering a reward for information regarding a serial bank robber who has robbed seven banks since April 2015 in the Northern Kentucky and Central-Southern Ohio areas. Serial bank robber who has robbed seven banks since April 2015 in the Northern Kentucky and Central-Southern Ohio areas. Serial bank robber who has robbed seven banks since April 2015 in the Northern Kentucky and Central-Southern Ohio areas.

Serial bank robber who has robbed seven banks since April 2015 in the Northern Kentucky and Central-Southern Ohio areas. Serial bank robber who has robbed seven banks since April 2015 in the Northern Kentucky and Central-Southern Ohio areas. Serial bank robber who has robbed seven banks since April 2015 in the Northern Kentucky and Central-Southern Ohio areas.

The FBI is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of this bank robber. Anyone with information about this serial bank robbery suspect should contact the Tri State Crime Stoppers tip line at (513) 352-3040, or visit http://crime-stoppers.us. All tipsters remain anonymous.

This is a joint investigation being coordinated with the Bellevue Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.