Camouflaged Bandit Robs Branch of Bank of the West in Sacramento

Wanted by the Sacramento Violent Crimes Task Force for Bank Robbery

January 31, 2008

SACRAMENTO CA NEWS -- A reward of up to $1,000.00 has been offered for help in determining the identity and location of a camouflaged bandit who robbed a branch bank of Bank of the West in Sacramento, California on January 29, 2008. The suspect, an unidentified male wearing a camouflage jacket with a hood, entered the bank located in the Loehmann's Plaza Shopping Center, at 2581 Fair Oaks Boulevard and demanded money from a teller while displaying a handgun. The bandit then fled the bank on foot.

The camouflaged bandit is described as:

• Age: late 20's to early 30's
• Height: 5'10" to 5'11"
• Build: wide shoulders
• Eyes: Brown
• Hair: Black
• Sex: Male
• Race: Hispanic

The Sacramento Violent Crimes Task Force (SVCTF) is asking anyone with information regarding this bank robbery is asked to call the FBI in Sacramento at (916) 481-9110, the Sacramento Sheriff's Department at (916) 874-5115, or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP in California. Callers can remain anonymous.