Reward offered to help locate serial bank robber dubbed 'One-Minute Bandit'

BOSTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is searching for a serial bank robber who they have dubbed the "One-Minute Bandit."

The robber, authorities say, is responsible for robbing at least 10 banks in the greater Boston area.

In each of the robberies the suspect passed notes to the tellers, threatened with a weapon and demanded cash, the FBI said in a news release.

The "One-Minute Bandit" told each of the tellers that they had exactly one minute to empty their drawers and turn over whatever money they had.

The robber is described as a white male and is about 5 feet 7 inches tall with a medium build and is approximately 40-50 years old.

In each robbery, the robber has worn a baseball hat covered by a hoodie.

"It's typically the same type of clothing," Special Agent Christian Fierabend, of the FBI Violent Crime Task Force, said. "It's not always the same clothing. Glasses, baseball cap, jacket with the hood up and gloves and always presents a demand note that says they have one minute to comply."

This suspect is allegedly responsible for the following robberies:

• December 6, 2016,  at approximately 2:53 p.m., Citizens Bank, 73 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts
• December 16, 2016, at approximately 3:51 a.m., Eastern Bank, 1 Brattle Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• December 22, 2016, at approximately 3:15 p.m., People's United Bank, 50 Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts
• January 3, 2017, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Eastern Bank, 250 Elm Street, Somerville, Massachusetts
• January 10, 2017, at approximately 2:42 p.m., Webster Bank, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts
• January 10, 2017, at approximately 3:47 p.m., Cambridge Savings Bank, 53 White Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• February 10, 2017, at approximately 3:54 p.m., Webster Bank, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts
• March 8, 2017, at approximately 3:28 p.m., TD Bank, 235 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• March 10, 2017, at approximately 2:31 p.m., Eastern Bank, 250 Elm Street, Somerville, Massachusetts
• July 24, 2017, at approximately 3:14 p.m., Eastern Bank, 250 Elm Street, Somerville, Massachusetts

“We’re seeking the public’s help in identifying this serial bank robber because at this point in time we have exhausted all of our investigative leads, and we want to put an end to his alleged crime spree before somebody gets hurt,” Fierabend said.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the location, arrest, and prosecution of the robber.

"We believe he is a local guy who has extensive knowledge of the area because of the way he can get away," Fierabend said.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call police.

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