Crime & Safety

FBI Offers Reward in Cobb County Armed Bank Robbery Cases

The robberies were at the Fifth Third Bank and Regions Bank, both on Roswell Road in Marietta.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $2,500 leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of a man wanted in connection with at least two bank robberies in Cobb County.

On February 4, 2016, the man entered the Fifth Third Bank on Roswell Road in Marietta. He approached a teller station while displaying a black semi-automatic handgun to the victim teller.

The robber demanded money as he put a briefcase on top of the counter. The teller complied with the robber’s demands and put the money inside of the briefcase. The robber stated that he owed some money to someone in Nashville. He stated he was sorry and fled the bank.

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On April 1, he walked into the Regions Bank, also on Roswell Road, where he approached a teller station and displayed a black semi-automatic handgun while announcing to the teller a robbery. The robber opened a black messenger bag and the teller complied with his demands by placing the money into the bag.

The suspect is described as a white male, 6 feet tall, in his early forties and average build. He had short brown hair and a full beard. The perpetrator was wearing a light-colored collared shirt with a dark-colored windbreaker and light blue jeans. He was also wearing a black Nike baseball cap and sunglasses. The male was armed with a small black handgun during this incident.

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