FBI seeks tips after east side Albuquerque bank robbery
A man at U.S. Bank on Wyoming Boulevard NE claimed he had a bomb and took cash from a teller before the FBI asked for tips.
The FBI asked the public for help identifying a man who robbed the U.S. Bank at 5620 Wyoming Blvd. NE on Albuquerque’s east side and told a teller he had a bomb. The robbery happened around 12:25 p.m. on Jan. 26, and the suspect left with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Investigators with the FBI and Albuquerque Police Department released a description meant to help residents, commuters and nearby businesses on Wyoming Boulevard NE and Academy Road spot the suspect or review surveillance footage from the area. He was described as about 5-foot-7 with brown eyes, wearing a black-and-white striped poncho, dark pants, gray sneakers, a light gray cross-body bag and a white surgical mask.
The FBI offered up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect. Anyone with information can call the FBI at (505) 889-1300. Tips can also be given anonymously to Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers at (505) 843-STOP.
The case fits a long-running pattern of Albuquerque bank-robbery investigations in which federal agents have turned to the public when suspects were not immediately identified. In 2021, the FBI sought a male-female duo after a robbery at Bank of the West on Juan Tabo Blvd., and FBI appeals have also surfaced in earlier Albuquerque robbery cases, including December 2011 investigations. KOAT has also reported another Albuquerque bank robbery tied to a $2,000 reward for tips.
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