MILLCREEK, UTAH – November 12, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) – Four U.S. Banks in the Salt Lake area have been robbed in three weeks, the latest occurring in Millcreek early Thursday afternoon.
Unified Police Detective Ken Hansen said the robbery took place at the U.S. Bank at 888 East 4500 South at 12:48 p.m. The suspect passed a note to the teller, indicating he had a gun. He then got into a red vehicle, possibly a Nissan, that was parked in the bank’s parking lot, and headed eastbound on 4100 South, then northbound on 900 East.
The suspect has not yet been apprehended and police are looking at interior and exterior video. He is described as African-American, about 6 feet tall with a slender build.
“We have had such a large number of bank robberies recently we will have to look back to examine the connections,” said Det. Hansen. “We have both a black male and a while male who are doing robberies at U.S. Banks and Key Banks.”
According to West Valley City Police, the third robbery was at the U.S. Bank inside Smith’s at 4065 South Redwood Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. A man passed a note to the teller, received an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot. The suspect wore a hat which covered the lower half of his face as well as safety goggles. He was described by witnesses as a white male, approximately 6 feet tall.
In the previous two incidents, police said a suspect walked into a U.S. Bank inside the Smith’s store on 5620 West 4100 South on Friday, November 6, and handed the teller a note demanding money. The teller complied and the suspect left the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.
A suspect walked into the same U.S. Bank just after 6 p.m. on Friday October 23, and handed the teller a note demanding cash.
After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the man ran out of the store, and may have got into a vehicle that was waiting for him outside.
The suspect in the November 6 robbery is described as a white male, approximately 6 feet tall with a medium build. He was wearing a black sweatshirt, black gloves, a blue beanie and a black bandana covering most of his face.
The suspect in the October 23 robbery is described as a white male, about 6 foot 2 inches with a medium build and he may have tattoos on his neck. He was wearing a black shirt with the words “Keep Calm and Grow a Mustache” across the front. He was also wearing black gloves, a black beanie and safety goggles.
Investigators are aware of several other bank robberies around the valley. At this time, there are no known links to any of those cases, however, investigators are working together to further explore that possibility.
If anyone has information as to the identity of the suspect in the Thursday robbery they are asked to call the UPD Violent Crimes Unit at 385-468-9814.
Anyone with information regarding the West Valley City robberies is encouraged to call West Valley City Police at 801-840-4000.
