‘AK-47 Bandit’ bank robber linked to heists in 3 other states, FBI says
The FBI believes the “AK-47” bandit shot a California police officer in 2012 and has robbed banks in Idaho, Washington and Nebraska
A bank robber armed with a rifle, dubbed the “AK-47 Bandit,” who shot a police officer while fleeing the scene of a Chino bank heist in 2012 has been linked to five other robberies in California, Washington, Idaho and Nebraska, federal officials said Tuesday.
The unidentified man, named the “AK-47 Bandit” because of his preferred weapon during each robbery, seriously wounded a Chino police officer after robbing a California Bank & Trust.
The robber, who often wears a black ski mask, navy blue body armor and a mesh vest with the word “Sheriff” printed across the back, was also linked to bank heists in Sacramento, Vacaville, North Bend, Wash., and Redburg, Idaho, in 2012, according to the FBI.
He may have surfaced again in August, when he produced an assault rifle inside the First Nebraska Bank in Nebraska City and stole an undisclosed amount of cash at gunpoint, authorities said.
Investigators believe the robber is in his late 20s or 30s, and stands between 5 feet 9 and 6 feet tall.
The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
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