Robber In Dreadlock Wig Wanted For 5 Atlanta-Area Bank Holdups

ATLANTA, GA — The FBI and Atlanta police are asking for the public's help in identifying and tracking down the man who robbed five different banks last month in Metro Atlanta. He's described as a black man who occasionally wears a dreadlock wig and switches between clear "shooting-type" glasses and dark sunglasses, the FBI said Monday in a statement.

The robber is believed to be in his mid-30s, about 6 feet tall or taller, with a medium build and short facial hair (beard/mustache), the FBI said.

He's responsible for two Oct. 14 robberies in which he passed a note to a bank teller demanding money and walked away with an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities said.

The first robbery occurred at about 2:30 p.m. Oct. 14 in Smyrna, at the Fifth Third Bank branch inside the Kroger grocery store at 3240 South Cobb Drive. The second heist took place at about 3:20 p.m. in Atlanta, at the Fifth Third branch inside the Kroger at 590 Cascade Avenue SW.

In the other three robberies, the robber passed a note to a bank teller but received no cash, the FBI said. All three heists took place in Atlanta:

• About 5:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Chase Bank, 2491 Village Creek Landing (in DeKalb County);
• About 1:47 p.m. Oct. 27 at Wells Fargo, 1459 Moreland Ave. SE;
• About 1:10 p.m. Oct. 28 at PNC Bank, inside the Kroger at 2685 Metropolitan Parkway SW.

Anyone with information regarding this individual or these robberies should contact Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta at (404) 577-8477. There is a reward, and callers can remain anonymous.

Images: Bank surveillance cameras took photos of the unidentified robber (FBI).