FBI needs your help to ID ‘New Hat Bandits’
The FBI L.A. Division needs your help to identify a group known as the ‘New Hat Bandits’ that’s responsible for five bank robberies in the past six weeks.
Authorities say the men have robbed banks in Rosemead, Monterey Park and Manhattan Beach. The suspects enter the bank and demand money, sometimes handing the bank teller a note.
Witnesses say the suspects are black males in their 30’s, between 5’6″ and 5’8″, and appear to weigh between 150 lbs. to 170 lbs. They also believe a black Lincoln Navigator has been used as the getaway vehicle.
Banks they’ve robbed:
10/23/13 Chase Bank 459 S. Atlantic Blvd Monterey Park
10/31/13 Pacific Alliance Bank 8400 E. Vallley Blvd Rosemead
11/14/13 Cathay Bank 250 S. Atlantic Blvd Monterey Park
11/22/13 U.S. Bank 3300 N. Sepulveda Blvd Manhattan Beach
12/03/13 Citibank 2710 Sepulveda Blvd Manhattan Beach
