FBI Louisville
Louisville Press Office
(502) 263-6000
June 11, 2015

FBI Releases Photo of Sock Hat Bandit, Offers Reward for Information

As of Wednesday, 06/10/2015, the “Sock Hat Bandit” has robbed nine (9) banks in the Northern Kentucky, Central-Southern Ohio and Indiana areas since April 2015. Dates and locations are detailed below:

Date

City

State

April 11, 2015

Tipp City

Ohio

April 21, 2015

Oakwood

Ohio

May 5, 2015

Hilliard

Ohio

May 16, 2015

Green Township

Ohio

May 22, 2015

Hebron

Kentucky

May 27, 2015

Cincinnati

Ohio

June 1, 2015

Bellevue

Kentucky

June 6, 2015

Hamilton Township

Ohio

June 10, 2015

Anderson

Indiana


In each case, the suspect has presented a note demanding cash and claimed to have a gun. The suspect has been described as a white, male, clean shaven, age 35-45, average height and weight. The suspect has worn a sock hat during all the bank robberies and glasses during most the robberies. Although nobody has been physically hurt during the robberies, the subject should be considered armed and dangerous.