The FBI and San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Seek the Public’s Help in Identifying a Portola Valley Bank Robbery Suspect

The FBI and San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for a bank robbery in Portola Valley on Monday morning.

The suspect entered a Chase Bank at the 3100 block of Alpine Road at about 9:15 a.m. on April 4, 2011. He approached a bank teller, said he was armed, and demanded money. The suspect fled from the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Witnesses described the suspect as a white male between the ages of 40 to 45; about 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall; weighing about 140 to 150 pounds. He has brown hair and a mustache and was wearing a yellow bicycle riding jacket and a white baseball cap.

This investigation is being conducted jointly by the FBI and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Anybody with information as to the identity or whereabouts of this suspect is urged to contact either agency or 911.

The FBI can be reached 24 hours a day at 415-553-7400. All calls are confidential.

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office can be reached at 650-363-4051, or call the anonymous tip line at 1-800-547-2700.

Bank surveillance photos of the suspect are available and are below.

Members of the media should call Public Affairs Specialist Julianne Sohn, FBI San Francisco at 415-553-7450.

 County District Attorney’s Office, cross-designated for this case, are in charge of the prosecution.

The charges contained in the indictment are merely accusations and the defendants are innocent unless and until proven guilty.