Manhunt for Serial Bank Robber Continues
BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- The FBI is desperately trying to find the man they say has gone a spree of bank robberies in just weeks. The suspect struck again Saturday.
He has robbed six banks in less than five weeks, some in broad daylight. Police want the serial robber off the streets before someone gets hurt or even killed.
"How is he not caught already?" said Makita, a bank customer in Linthicum.
It's a question that has many across the Baltimore area on edge.
"I'm already very skeptical of going into banks it makes it even worse," she said.
The string started back in October at a BB&T Bank in Pikesville, then five more banks were hit in Parkville, Harbor East, Fells Point, Locust Point and at a Linthicum Wells Fargo on Saturday in broad daylight with no disguise.
"He's not covering up, he'll go into the bank, approach the teller, provide a demand note," said Steve Skinner, a FBI special agent.
Some customers are now going to the bank in pairs.
"That's why I'm sitting in the car while she's in there, keeping my eye out," said Don Dorr, who was with his wife at a Linthicum bank.
The FBI says the suspect claims to be armed but has never shown a weapon. Still, they consider him dangerous. It's all part of an uptick in bank robberies they've seen over the past year.
Baltimore, Howard, Harford and Cecil Counties - along with Baltimore City - had 49 bank robberies at this time last year. This year, there's been nearly 80 robberies, roughly one bank robbery every four days.
"It makes me think like what else is safe, if you can't go into a bank, what's next," said Makita.
A manhunt the FBI says will end with the suspect behind bars.
"It''s not a matter of if he's captured, it's when," said Skinner.
The suspect is described as 150 pounds, under 6-feet tall and in his 20's. The FBI is offering a reward of $5,000 for anyone with information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information is urged to call the FBI at 410-265-8080.
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