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	Name: DC Serial Bank Robbers
	Height: 6'- 6'3"
	Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Not known, suspects all wear full-face cloth masks None known, suspects all wear full-face cloth masks
	Other Physical Characteristics: Man in the composite is described as being of slim to medium build
	Wanted for : Bank Robbery

	Location(s)
	Last Seen : Unkown
	Possible Location : Washington, DC Maryland
	Last Known : Unkown

	Traits
	Robberies executed with extreme precision and timing
	All robberies have taken place between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
	In some of the heists there were three suspects, but in at least one robbery there were four and there may be as many as five involved
	The gang always uses stolen getaway vehicles, usually mini-vans, then abandons them and in some of the robberies, they set fire to them to destroy any evidence they may have left behind
	Robbers always demand that the tellers give them only large denomination bills
	The gang is believed to be using walkie-talkies and timers to determine when to exit the bank

	Case Story
	Brazen Bank Heist Crew Terrorizes Washington D.C. Metro Area
	On the morning of January 22nd, 2004, it was business as usual inside the Bank of America branch at 5911 Blair Road N.W. in Washington, DC. Then, suddenly, at around 10:00 a.m., at least three heavily-armed men burst into the bank and began shouting orders to the employees. The men were all carrying semi-automatic assault rifles and wearing multiple layers of clothing and masks that completely covered their faces. FBI Special Agent Paul Timko described what happened next: "After entering the bank, the robbers confronted a security officer who was stationed inside the bank. They had all of the customers get down on the floor and then they forced their way behind the teller lines which were enclosed by bullet proof glass." The heist was executed with an almost military-like precision. It was all over in less than five minutes. Then, the stick-up crew raced off in a stolen green mini-van, and vanished into the city. Surveillance photos from the robbery told a chilling story. Investigators were stunned at the amount of lethal artillery the robbers were carrying. They'd soon see it again. On March 5th, 2004, agents say the same gang hit a Riggs Bank branch on Georgia Avenue in DC. FBI agents say three robbers burst into the bank brandishing what appeared to be assault weapons, and once again began shouting orders at the employees and customers. In less than five minutes, the robbers had scooped up a sizeable amount of cash and made their getaway in a stolen vehicle -- this time, an Acura Legend Sedan. Police found the car abandoned and set on fire a few blocks away from the bank. Investigators knew that they were dealing with a hard-core crew of highly-disciplined, determined stick-up men. The fact that these guys were so heavily armed sent a chill through the Washington Metro area's law enforcement community. What would happen if a lone patrol officer rolled up on the gang during a robbery? The frightening prospect of a shootout made it all the more urgent to bring these robbers down quickly.

	Cop Escapes Injury In Shootout With Gang
	As winter gave way to spring, and the cherry blossoms along the National Mall returned in all of their pink splendor, it seemed that maybe, just maybe, the D.C. bank robbers had hung up their guns. But, on the morning of May 10th, 2004, the crew struck again. This time they hit a Chevy Chase Bank in Temple Hills, Maryland, in the Washington suburban county of Prince Georges. The bank was busy with customers banking on their lunch hour. Three heavily armed, masked, glove-wearing men burst in, brandishing assault rifles. They began scooping up cash from the teller drawers. But the alarm had been tripped, and at that very moment Prince Georges County police were responding to the bank. Then, the scenario agents and cops had feared unfolded. According to FBI Special Agent Frederick Rowe, "While the bank robbery was still in progress and there was one of the gunmen still outside by their getaway vehicle, a Prince Georges County Police officer who was dispatched to that call responded to the bank. As she was responding to the bank and arriving in the area, the gunman who was waiting outside of the bank fired a number of shots at her cruiser." Luckily, the officer was not hit, but she was pinned down in her patrol car and unable to stop the gang from making its getaway. A joint task force comprised of FBI agents from the Baltimore and Washington Field Offices, Prince Georges County investigators and Washington Metropolitan Police detectives was formed to track down these bold criminals. Investigators worried that something far worse was going to happen to a cop or a civilian if this spree continued unchecked. On May 27th, they struck yet again. This time the bank was a Chevy Chase branch in suburban Chillum, Maryland. No shots were fired during that robbery, but one of the gunmen struck a bank employee in the back of the neck with a gun butt. Minutes after the heist, police in nearby Takoma Park, Maryland found a mini-van on fire -- it was the getaway car. A second getaway vehicle, an Acura Legend, was also found set ablaze just across the D.C./Maryland line in the city. The crew didn't lay back for long. On Saturday June 12th, police say they hit an Industrial Bank branch in Washington, DC. Investigators say at least one shot was fired into the air to ensure compliance with their demands. Police say the gang ditched and burned their getaway vehicle, stole another one, then ditched and burned it, too.

	A Robbery Caught On Tape
	Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 was a perfect, sunny, 80-degree day in Washington. WTTG-FOX 5 news cameraman Scott McCathran was at a D.C. fire station shooting a "promo" for the station at around 11:00 a.m., when a man ran up to him shouting that the SunTrust Bank across the street was being robbed. Scott's news instincts immediately took over. He swung his camera around and trained his lens on the bank. Over the next several minutes, Scott captured amazing videotape of the violent gang at work. The tape shows a masked gunman crouching down beside a green Ford Windstar mini-van, holding what appears to be an assault rifle. Two more men emerge from the bank, also toting assault rifles. They dashed at break-neck speed for the van, jump into the Windstar and speed away. A few minutes later, that van was found not far from the bank. It had been torched -- and the gang had made what they thought was a clean getaway. But they slipped up. A witness spotted one of the robbers as he removed his mask. Based on that witness, authorities developed a composite sketch of that one man. Thanks to Scott's quick thinking and fast camerawork, police now have great new images of the robbers at work -- images they hope will provide the break that ends this robbery spree.

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