Seeking Information on St. Paul Bank Robbery

April 26, 2010 - On Friday, April 23, 2010, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the TCF Bank located at 1988 Suburban Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota was robbed by a lone individual. The robber entered the bank and, after lingering near a customer work counter, approached the victim teller. He then presented her with a note demanding cash and threatening a weapon. He also verbally threatened to shoot the teller if she did not keep her hands up. After the teller complied with the demand by turning over an envelope with cash in it, the robber placed the envelope in his pocket, and fled the bank on foot. He was last seen getting into a white, older model Honda Civic, and driving away from the bank parking lot in an unknown direction.

The robber is described as an Asian male in his late teens to mid 20’s, approximately 5’7” – 5’9” tall and 150 pounds with a slim build and a thin moustache. He was wearing a black vest over a white dress shirt, dark blue jeans, white sneakers, a white baseball cap, a black and white bandana around his neck, and large dark sunglasses.

Ralph S. Boelter, Special Agent in Charge of the Minneapolis Office of the FBI, requests that anyone with information regarding this bank robbery contact the Minneapolis FBI at 612-376-3200, the St. Paul Police Department, or Crime Stoppers. A reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of this bank robber.