Crime & Justice

FBI looking for suspect in two recent bank robberies

The FBI said Sunday it believes the same man who robbed a Dimond Boulevard bank this weekend is also behind another bank robbery in February.

On Saturday, a man entered the 125 West Dimond Boulevard branch of Alaska USA Federal Credit Union and "presented a note demanding money," FBI assistant special agent in charge Kevin Donovan said Sunday.

He never showed a weapon or injured anyone inside the bank, but left with $2,078 in cash.

The FBI thinks the same unidentified man might be behind the Feb. 25 robbery of a Credit Union 1 branch at 1941 Abbott Road.

The suspect is described as an African-American man in his twenties, 5'7-5'11 with a thin to medium build, a thin moustache and a small amount of chin hair.

At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a black baseball cap with a dark brim, black leather coat with sewn-in hood, grey hooded sweatshirt, black gloves, faded, baggy jeans, black shoes and sunglasses.

Anyone with information about the robbery or identity of the suspect can contact the FBI at 276-4441 or the Anchorage Police Department at 786-8500.

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Reach Michelle Theriault Boots at mtheriault@adn.com or 257-4344.

By MICHELLE THERIAULT BOOTS

mtheriault@adn.com

Michelle Theriault Boots

Michelle Theriault Boots is a longtime reporter for the Anchorage Daily News. She focuses on in-depth stories about the intersection of public policy and Alaskans' lives. Before joining the ADN in 2012, she worked at daily newspapers up and down the West Coast and earned a master's degree from the University of Oregon.

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