Serial Bank Robbers Hit Again
The FBI is requesting the assistance of the public to identify the two individuals alleged to be responsible for robbing of up to 12 area banks located in Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania and Camden, Gloucester, and Burlington Counties in New Jersey. The robberies all occurred within the last three weeks, in area banks located near main roads or expressways.
Their latest victim bank, the Commerce Bank located at 90 Upper Silver Lake Rd, Newtown, PA, was hit early Saturday morning, 9/20/2008 at 8:50 a.m.
The two men entered the bank and passed a demand note which threatened they had a gun. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, they fled the bank. There were no injuries.
One day earlier, on Friday, 9/19/2008, the duo had struck at the Citizens Bank located at 4565 New Falls Road in Levittown, PA , just seven days after robbing Citizens Bank's Marlton Crossing branch located at 301 South Route 73 in Marlton, NJ, on 9/11/2008.
Subject #1 is described as a black male, between 20-25 years old, approximately 5'10" - 6'1", with a thin build.
Subject #2 is described as an Hispanic or Asian male, between 20-25 years old, approximately 5'5" - 5-7", with a thin build.
During the robberies, they both wear latex gloves and baseball caps.
Surveillance photos of both of the robbers and one of them together are below.
Anyone with information regarding this robbery should contact the FBI at (215) 418-4000.
To view flyers of other bank robbery subjects wanted by the FBI/Major Crimes Task Force, access Police Blotter On Demand, from Comcast Digital Cable's Channel 1, which features regularly updated, in-depth video profiles of local bank robbers or visit www.ppdonline.org and click on the detective box and the violent crimes task force link.
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