Two Miami Beach banks on the same street targeted by one robber
A robber targeted two Miami Beach banks on Friday, and the FBI and the city police are investigating.
The FBI said investigators believe the same man is behind both heists.
In the first case, a man wearing a green long-sleeved shirt, sunglasses and a light blue hat, walked into the Regions Bank at 780 Arthur Godfrey Rd. just after 9 a.m. and demanded money from the bank teller, according to the FBI.
A picture released shows a man standing at the teller window with a piece of paper in his hand.
No one was hurt and it was not clear if the man left with any money. Miami Beach police called the first case an attempted robbery.
About two hours later, investigators responded to a bank robbery about two blocks away at Ocean Bank, 501 Arthur Godfrey Rd.
The FBI released pictures of the robber that appear to be similar to the man Regions Bank. Only this time, it appears the man removed the long-sleeved shirt and was wearing a white T-shirt and took off the hat. He kept the sunglasses on.
At Ocean Bank, the man again walked up to the teller and demanded money. He left with an undisclosed amount.
Miami Beach police said FBI’s South Florida Violent Crimes Task Force responded to both bank locations on the main street in mid-Beach.
Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 754-703-2000 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477).
This story was originally published July 26, 2019 at 12:08 PM.
