FBI working to ID bank robber who struck in Chattanooga and Georgia

The FBI is asking the public's help to identify this bank robbery suspect who hit a Chattanooga bank in November and one in Sandy Springs, Ga., in December.
The FBI is asking the public's help to identify this bank robbery suspect who hit a Chattanooga bank in November and one in Sandy Springs, Ga., in December.
photo The FBI is asking the public's help to identify this bank robbery suspect who hit a Chattanooga bank in November and one in Sandy Springs, Ga., in December.

The FBI is asking the public's help to identify a bank robbery suspect who hit a Chattanooga bank in November and one in Sandy Springs, Ga., in December.

The Knoxville and Atlanta field offices are working jointly on the case, according to a news release from David J. LeValley, Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta office, and Renae McDermott, Special Agent in Charge of the Knoxville office.

The Chattanooga robbery took place before noon on Nov. 16 at the First Citizens Bank, 1611 Gunbarrel Road. The robber brandished a large, silver and black semi-automatic handgun. He wore a surgical or respirator type mask around his neck and witnesses saw him getting into a vehicle described as a 2009-2013 charcoal gray, four-door Acura TSX driven by a black female wearing a red baseball cap. The female was described as being in her late 20's with a small build.

On Dec. 28, 2016, at approximately 4:26 p.m., a lone black male armed with a silver semi-automatic handgun robbed the Wells Fargo Bank at 124 Glen Ridge Point Parkway in Sandy Springs and fled on foot.

The robber is a black male, late 20s to late 30s, 5'5" in height, 155 lbs., thin build, low cut hair style, and wearing all black clothing, a black baseball hat, gloves, and a white surgical/dust mask over his face.

This case is being worked by the Sandy Springs P.D. and the FBI Knoxville and Atlanta Field Offices.

Anyone with information in this matter should contact Crime Stoppers Atlanta at tel. (404) 577-8477.

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