FBI and San Diego Police Seek Public’s Assistance to Identify Serial Bank Robber

The FBI and San Diego Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance to identify an unknown male believed responsible for robbing three San Diego banks within the last month. The latest robbery was the Wells Fargo Bank, located at 5624 Mission Center Road, San Diego, California, on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.

On Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at approximately 4:10 p.m., an unknown male robbed the Wells Fargo Bank located at 5624 Mission Center Road, San Diego, California. At the time of the robbery, the robber approached the victim teller and made a verbal demand for cash and then placed a demand note on the counter for the teller to read. The demand note announced that “this is a robbery.” The teller complied with the robber’s demand and provided him with a sum of money. The robber took the money and walked out of the bank through the north doors and then walked in a northwest direction through the parking lot. No vehicle was observed.

Agents and Detectives believe that this same individual is responsible for robbing the Wells Fargo Bank located inside of the Ralphs grocery store at 6670 Montezuma Road, and the Bank of America located at 6501 Mission Gorge Road, San Diego, California, on October 15, 2010. Following these robberies, the robber was observed leaving the area in a beige colored Mitsubishi sedan vehicle.

Witnesses describe the robber as follows:

Sex: Male
Race: White or Hispanic
Age: Mid to late 20’s
Height: Approximately 5”9” to 6”2” tall
Build: Thin
Clothing: Gray baseball cap, with white “SD” logo, black long sleeve shirt with white letters “LRG” logo on front, gray pants, and white tennis shoes

Bank surveillance photographs from Wells Fargo Bank, 5624 Mission Center Road, San Diego, California, on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.

Bank surveillance photographs from Bank of America, 6501 Mission Gorge Road, San Diego, California, on Friday, October 15, 2010.

Anyone with information concerning any of these robberies is asked to contact the FBI at telephone number (858) 565-1255 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. You may remain anonymous by calling the FBI or Crime Stoppers.