FBI Seeks Public's Help to Identify “Bad Beard Bandit”

The Federal Bureau of Investigation seeks the public's help in identifying a suspect connected to a string of five bank robberies in Northern California.

The FBI describes the suspect as "stocky (5-foot-9), white or Hispanic male believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s." He has worn a dark, poor quality, fake beard in each of the robberies. 

Robberies occurred at the following locations:

Nov. 21 -- Bank of the West, 411 W. Main St., Ripon
Nov. 26 --  Chase Bank, 123 Spreckels Ave., Manteca
Dec. 3 -- Chase Bank, 691 W. 11th St., Tracy
Dec. 4 -- Chase Bank, 4520 Dublin Blvd., Dublin
Dec. 10 -- Citibank, 395 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale

Anyone with information regarding these robberies is asked to contact the FBI in Stockton at (209) 474-8293. Additional details and photos are available on the FBI’s Wanted Bank Robbers website: https://bankrobbers.fbi.gov.

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