Woman Robs Dallas Bank With Bomb Threat, Sought By FBI

DALLAS, GA — A serial bank robber hit the Hamilton State Bank in Dallas Thursday by threatening employees and customers with a bomb, according to the FBI. The bank is located at 519 Hardee Street.

At about 11:30 a.m. authorities say a woman walked into the bank with a male accomplice and announced a robbery to everyone in the bank. The woman said she had a bomb and ordered employees not to call police. She was wearing a white hoodie and her face was partially covered with a bandana. The man was described as a dark-skinned black male, thin build, dressed in black and in his 20s.

The woman has been identified as Nilsa Marie Urena, 25. Urena has been dubbed the“Freedom Fighter Bandit” because she states that she is robbing the banks for a cause.

Investigators are also trying to identify a third, male suspect, who drove a getaway vehicle,described as a champagne-colored Cadillac sedan.

David J. LeValley, special agent in charge, FBI Atlanta Field Office, requests the public’s assistance in locating a female serial bank robber and identifying her various male accomplices who are responsible for a series of bank robberies as well as an attempted bank robbery.

The FBI believes Urena is also responsible for the following robberies:

-BB&T Bank, 4464 Atlanta Hwy, Loganville, GA on Jan. 19, 2018
-First National Bank, 1501 W. McIntosh Road, Griffin, GA on Dec. 13, 2017
-First Citizens Bank, 36 GA-72, Comer, GA on Dec. 4, 2017

-Bank of the Ozarks, 9001 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, GA on Nov. 3, 2017
-Georgia’s Own Credit Union, 2437 Loganville Hwy, Grayson, GA on Nov. 3, 2017
-Citizen Trust Bank, 2727 Panola Road, Lithonia, GA on Nov. 1, 2017
-Associated Credit Union, 5032 Old Grant Road, Ellenwood, GA on Oct. 30, 2017

And the following attempted robbery:

-Wells Fargo Bank, 6063 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA on Oct. 30, 2017

There is a reward being offered for information that leads to Urena’s arrest.

Anyone with information regarding Urena’s location or the identity of the male suspects should
contact Crime Stoppers Atlanta at (404) 577-TIPS (8477).

Photos courtesy of the FBI