Police ID 'Freedom Fighter Bandit' Who Hit Loganville Bank

LOGANVILLE, GA — Authorities have identified a woman who they say robbed four banks recently in the Atlanta area, including one in Loganville.

Her name is Nilsa Marie Urena, 25, of Philadelphia, and police say that she recruited two teenagers to rob two of the banks. Gwinnett County Police and other authorities have released Urena's name and say her whereabouts are currently unknown.

She's been dubbed the "Freedom Fighter Bandit" because she claims to be stealing in the name of a social cause.

Police in Douglas County, where she is also accused of robbing a bank, told WSB-TV that she had a plane ticket for a flight to Panama, but did not use it.

On Friday, Nov. 3 at around 10:30 a.m., a woman and a male teen walked into the Georgia's Own Credit Union at 2437 Loganville Hwy. Police say they waited for an available teller, then presented a note saying the woman had a bomb.

The teller gave them money and they left the bank with the cash, got into an SUV driven by another teen, police say. The same three are accused of a bank robbery later that day in Douglas County.

Douglas County authorities have arrested Devon Morris, 17, and a 16-year-old in the case. Morris is being held at Douglas County Jail and the juvenile is being held at a youth detention facility. In Gwinnett County, Morris and Urena have active warrants for robbery and the 16 year old has been charged with robbery as a juvenile.

Once their charges are resolved in Douglas County, those under arrest will be transferred to the Gwinnett County Jail.

Urena is described as a black female with a slender build and long, black hair. Police say she wore dark sunglasses and an all-black outfit during the robberies and was seen carrying a dark-colored messenger bag.

Image courtesy Douglas County Sheriff's Office