Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News
The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, Englewood, and Thornton Police Departments need your help locating four armed bank robbers, who robbed the following banks takeover-style on December 8, 2020, December 2, 2020, and November 19, 2020:
Bank of the West
12080 Colorado Boulevard
Thornton, Colorado
December 8, 2020, 1:40 p.m.
FirstBank
3594 South Logan Street
Englewood, Colorado
December 2, 2020
BBVA Compass Bank
4600 South Broadway
Englewood, Colorado
November 19, 2020, 3:40 p.m.
During the December 8th, 2020 robbery, three suspects entered the bank armed with handguns and robbed the bank takeover-style. A bank teller was physically assaulted during the robbery.
It is believed the same suspects robbed the BBVA Compass Bank located at 4600 South Broadway, Englewood, Colorado, on November 19th, 2020 and FirstBank located at 3594 South Logan Street, Englewood, Colorado, on December 2nd, 2020. In each of these robberies there were four suspects. In all, the suspects were described as white or Hispanic males, approximately 20 to 30 years old, wearing hoodies and gloves.
During each of the robberies, the suspects entered the bank with weapons drawn and threatened the employees. They then fled the scene in unknown direction.
Please be on the lookout for anyone matching the suspects’ descriptions. Be aware of anyone similar who might have recently changed their spending habits or discussed coming into money suddenly.
Bank robbery is punishable up to a 20-year prison sentence for each offense and increases if a dangerous weapon is used in the commission of the crime.
The FBI continues to provide financial institutions with the best practices for security to make them less vulnerable to robberies.
If anyone has any information on the bank robbery 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 five thousand dollars ($5,000) by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 720-913-STOP (7867).