High country bandits rob banks ride off on ATV, Hi yo honda! FBI wanted

High country bandits wanted

BANK ROBBERY

The FBI is seeking information on "an armed crew" who have been robbing banks in  Northern Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.  An unknown male identified as suspect number one often enters the banks in rural locations near closing time and brandishes a black semi-automatic handgun. He then demands all the money from the teller drawers.

After loading the dough into a bag he orders everyone onto the floor, and runs from the bank.  These guys don't ride away from the scene on horses, though.  Suspect number one jumps onto his trusty green or maroon ATV while his driver blazes a trail into the horizon.

"Hi Yo Honda"

Suspect number one is described as a white or Hispanic male, 30’s - 40’s, approximately 5’3” - 5’6”, 130 - 160 lbs. (slight build), wearing dark clothing, brown or grey hair with a possible mustache or beard, and thin legs. His voice is described as being deep, rough or raspy.

Suspect number two is described as a white or Hispanic male, 30’s, approximately 6’0” tall, 150 -175lbs., with straight black hair (see sketch below).

The following banks have been hit:

09/08/09, Bank of the West, 1945 Highway 260, Heber, AZ

09/22/09, First National Bank of Durango, 351 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield, CO

10/14/09, Arizona Central Credit Union, 1948 S. Woodland Village Blvd, Flagstaff, AZ

10/30/09, Country Bank, 3044 North Glassford Hill Road, Prescott Valley, AZ

11/10/09, First Community Bank, 19390 Highway 314, Belen, NM.

11/25/09, Compass Bank, 613 S. Beeline Highway, Payson, AZ

12/03/09, Chase Bank, 5305 S. Superstition Mtn Dr., Gold Canyon, AZ

12/04/09, Compass Bank, 781 E. White Mountain Blvd., Pinetop, AZ

12/15/09, Wells Fargo Bank, 12140 N. Dove Mountain Blvd, Marana, AZ

12/22/09, Bank of the San Juans, 1710 Main St., Durango, CO

01/25/10, Sunwest Bank, 822 N. Humphreys, Flagstaff, AZ

02/05/10, Community Banks of Colorado, 1438 E. Main St., Cortez, CO

Bank robbery is punishable by a 20-year prison sentence for each offense and increases if a dangerous weapon is used in the commission of the crime.

Contact: Media Coordinator Dave Joly (303) 575-7310

If anyone has any information on the bank robberies above, or any bank robbery, please call the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force at 303-629-7171 or you can remain anonymous and earn up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 720-913-STOP (7867).