Police seek identity behind bank robber’s disguise

Las Vegas Metro Police Department

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying this man, who was photographed by surveillance cameras during a bank robbery Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, near Craig Road and Jones Boulevard.

By Cristina Chang

Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 | 1:22 p.m.

He was last seen Friday on a bicycle, wearing a wig, a camouflage hat and black-and-gray gloves – and he had just robbed a northwest valley bank.

Now, authorities are asking for the public’s help in learning the man's real identity.

The robbery took place about 2:10 p.m. Friday at a bank near Craig Road and Jones Boulevard, according to a Metro Police news release issued Tuesday. The suspect entered the bank and presented a teller with a note demanding money. After the teller complied, the suspect fled on a dark-colored, mountain-style bicycle.

Police describe the suspect as a white male, about 35 to 40 years old, standing 5-feet-8 to 5-feet-9 and weighing between 165 and 175 pounds. He was last seen clean-shaven and wearing a shaggy gray wig, a camouflage hat, black-and-gray gloves, a long-sleeve dark shirt and dark pants.

Anyone with information is asked to call Metro’s robbery section at 828-3591 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.

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By TheMadHatter (Matt Peirce)

Aug. 28, 2012

4:31 p.m.

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Can someone please enlighten me as to why Metro has a public policy of releasing this information anywhere between several days and several weeks after some type of criminal incident? This happened four days ago; this guy could be anywhere!

I've seen other times in the past where they release this type of information several weeks after a criminal incident has occurred. Why not release this type of information immediately after an incident? It just seems like a waste of time to me and it seems like Metro is trying to save face by being lazy early on in the investigation.

I'm not baiting or trolling here; is there seriously some type of argument in the "for" category as to why Metro (or whatever police department) holds this information back for an extensive amount of time prior to releasing it to the public?