Sharp-Dressed Bank Robber: Authorities Say He's Hit Two Banks

Police say a man is believed to be responsible for two bank robberies: one that occurred Thursday near Dupont Circle in DC and another on Nov. 10 in Arlington’s Ballston neighborhood.

The sharp-dressed man is pictured wearing a suit, aviator sunglasses and in yesterday’s robbery, a scarf casually draped around his neck and shoulders.

On Thursday, at approximately 3:56 p.m., a man robbed the Premier Bank located at 1604 17th St., NW, in Washington, D.C. The subject approached the victim teller, passed a note that demanded money and threatened a weapon. After obtaining a sum of money he fled the bank.

On Monday, Nov. 10, at approximately 4 p.m., a male subject robbed the Presidential Bank located at 901 N. Stuart St. in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington. The subject entered the bank through a set of doors closest to the Ballston Metro station, approached a bank teller and passed a note that demanded money. The subject exited the bank with an undisclosed amount of money.

Thursday’s bank robbery was about a 7-minute walk to the Dupont Circle Metro station.

Reward

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of this bank robber. The FBI notes that the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous.

The FBI and the Arlington County Police Department and MPD are investigating these robberies and request that anyone with information call the FBI at 202-278-2000, the Arlington County Crime Solvers tip line at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or MPD’s tipline at 202-727-9099. To see a listing of all bank robbers wanted by the FBI’s Washington Field Office, visit https://bankrobbers.fbi.gov.