FBI
PRESS RELEASE LOS
ANGELES FIELD OFFICE
11000 Wilshire Blvd C Los
Angeles, CA 90024 C
310-996-3343, 3804, 4402 C www.losangeles.fbi.gov
For Immediate Release:
PHOTOS OF SERIAL BANK ROBBERS ADDED TO FBI’S BANK ROBBERY
WEBSITE - PUBLIC’S HELP SOUGHT IN IDENTIFYING SUSPECTS
Two
unidentified bank bandits who have robbed multiple banks in recent weeks have
been added to the FBI’s Los Angeles bank robbery website,
“labankrobbers.org,” announced J.
Stephen Tidwell, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI in
The “Manicured Nails Bandit,” an unidentified Hispanic female bank
robber, and the “Mutton Chops Bandit,” an unidentified white male bank robber,
began robbing banks earlier this month.
The Mutton Chops Bandit earned his nickname by wearing what has been
described by witnesses as a fake goatee and sideburns; he wears dark sunglasses,
a baseball hat and latex gloves. The
unidentified white male demands money during his robberies by using a note and is
believed to be responsible for the following bank robberies north of
08/06/07 Washington Mutual,
445 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo
Bank surveillance
photos capturing Mutton Chops Bandit:
The Manicured Nails Bandit is described as a chubby Hispanic female,
approximately 5’2”, between 28-35 years old with long black curly hair and lengthy,
manicured (possibly acrylic) nails. The
bandit wears dark black sunglasses and threatens a weapon. The unidentified female is believed to be
responsible for the below-listed bank robberies.
Bank surveillance
photos capturing Manicured Nails Bandit:
Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of either the Mutton
Chops or Manicured Nails Bandits is urged to contact the FBI or their local law
enforcement agency. In
To submit a
tip online, please visit www.labankrobbers.org.