RPD Looking for Serial Bank Robber

RPD is looking for a serial bank robber who has hit several area banks during the past few weeks.  The latest robbery happened at about 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 2 at a SunTrust Bank inside a Kroger store at 7905 Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh.

The serial bank robber has hit several area banks in the past few weeks.

The same man is suspected of robbing five other banks in Raleigh and Durham. In four of the cases, the robber used a note to demand money.

The suspect is described as a black man in his 30s to 40s, about 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a stocky build and dark complexion. He has a beard and mustache. In Saturday's robbery, he was wearing a dark blue, plaid shirt, blue jeans, white tennis shoes, a black hat with a white or silver logo, and large-framed sunglasses.

In addition to Saturday's robbery, the man is suspected to have committed robberies at:

• SunTrust Bank at 1231 University Drive in Durham on Sept. 24
• SunTrust Bank inside a Harris Teeter, at 1817 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Durham on Sept. 25
• Wood Forest bank inside a Walmart at 10500 Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh on Sept. 26
• SunTrust Bank at 3421 N. Roxboro Road in Durham on Sept. 28
• SunTrust bank inside a Kroger store at 8345 Creedmoor Road in Raleigh on Sept. 29

Anyone with information that might assist the investigation of the cases is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (919) 834-HELP. CrimeStoppers pays rewards for tips that help solve cases.