Federal Bureau of Investigation

Richmond Division
1970 East Parham Road
Richmond, Virginia 23228
Public Relations Office, (804) 627-4482 August 2, 2010

Media Coordinator: Dee Rybiski

PRESS RELEASE

“Granddad Bandit”
National Exposure for Suspect of 25 Bank Robberies in 13 States

Today the FBI is launching a 40+ state digital billboard campaign to strengthen law
enforcement’s efforts to identify and locate the man dubbed the “Granddad Bandit”. The digital
billboards will feature a photo, an FBI tip-line number, and announce an increase in the reward.

Believed to have begun in December of 2008 with a Richmond, Virginia robbery, the unidentified
white male has subsequently targeted banks in at least 12 other states. The subject enters the
banks calmly, oftentimes patiently waiting for his turn in line, and then as he approaches the
victim tellers he presents his demand note. Once his demands are met he retrieves the note
and exits the banks quietly so as not to bring attention to the crime he had just committed.

Bank robberies currently being attributed to this individual:

SunTrust Bank - 919 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 12/19/2008

Whitney National Bank - 50 North Royal Street, Mobile, AL 1/16/2009
Amegy Bank of Texas - 711 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 4/10/2009
SunTrust Bank - 303 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 4/29/2009
Valley Bank - 36 Church Avenue SW, Roanoke, VA 5/29/2009
Capital One Bank - 510 Park Street, Beaumont, TX 6/22/2009
Arvest Bank - 500 Broadway Street, Little Rock, AR 7/3/2009
Wells Fargo - 2611 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, TX 7/24/2009
Bank of America - 100 North Broadway Street, Wichita, KS 8/7/2009
Servis 1st Bank - 324 Richard Arrington Jr., Blvd. North, Birmingham, AL 8/21/2009
Solvay Bank - 109 South Warren Street, Syracuse, NY 9/22/2009
SunTrust Bank - 1503 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 10/2/2009
Bank of America - 3430 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, FL 10/16/2009
Regions Bank - 723 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 12/10/2009
Valley National Bank - 2020 East 21st Street, Tulsa, OK 12/11/2009
RBC Bank - 2743 Chastain Meadows Parkway NW, Marietta, GA 12/18/2009
Regions Bank - 1875 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, MS 1/20/2010
First Bank - 625 Market Street, Knoxville, TN 2/11/2010
BBVA Compass Bank – 114 Governor’s Drive SE, Huntsville, AL 2/24/2010
Bank of America – 1280 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, GA 4/2/2010
Hancock Bank – 2110 Demetropolis Road, Mobile, AL 4/16/2010
PNC Bank – 286 East New Circle Road, Lexington, KY 4/28/2010
Regions Bank – 5600 South Lindbergh Street, St. Louis, MO 5/18/2010
Union First Market - 11263 West Broad Street, Glen Allen, VA 6/22/2010
Wachovia Bank – 6801 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 7/3/2010
This case has garnered media attention in many states and has been aired on America’s Most
Wanted. Increasing media exposure of this case by employing the new Digital Billboard Alert
Network, a partnership with the Outdoor Advertising Association of America; conducting
interviews with local and national news agencies, and increasing the reward to $25,000 should
generate positive leads that will help law enforcement identify and/or locate this subject.

The “Granddad Bandit” is described as follows:

Race/Gender: White male

Age: between 45-60 years of age
Build: Stocky
Height: 6’-6’3”
Hair: Balding with short grayish hair on the sides
Misc.: Wears wire-rimmed glasses, polo-type shirts and ball caps; clean shaven

The link to the FBI’s wanted poster is: http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/unkn/grandad.htm.

Anyone with information should call the:

FBI’s Tip-Line @ 1-800-CALL FBI (1-800-225-5324)

Select the option for the Serial Bank Robber aka, “The Granddad Bandit”

The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward.

Photos from the Virginia robberies and a copy of the national billboard follow…
 Photos from Virginia Bank Robberies…

12/19/2008 – SunTrust Bank, Richmond, VA

5/29/2009 – Valley Bank, Roanoke, VA

6/22/2010 – Union First Market, Richmond, VA