IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: October 2, 2008           

Contact: Gary Johnson, (405) 290-3678

Below are two high quality surveillance photographs taken from this morning's robbery of Bank of the West, 560 3 N. Penn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

For information, at approximately 9:00 a.m today, an individual entered the Bank of the West immediately after opening, approached the teller and demanded money.  He gathered the money in a blue bank bag, exited the bank on foot and walked south and west of the bank.  He was last seen traveling east towards the parking lot of Penn Square Mall on a bicycle.  No one was injured in today's robbery.

The robber was described as a black male, 33 to 35 years old, 5'11 to 6'1", 215 lbs., shaved head, thin mustache and goatee, wearing a red ball cap with the letters "USC" on the front, a short sleeved dark navy or black shirt with the imprint of "U.S. POLO ASSN DENIM CO." on the front, over a white long sleeved sweat shirt, blue jeans, designer sunglasses, and white tennis shoes.  While riding the bicycle east into the parking lot of Penn Square Mall, the suspect was no longer wearing the ball cap. 

The robbery is being investigated by Oklahoma City Police Department and the FBI.  Oklahoma City Police Department's Technical Investigations Unit conducted a forensic examination of the scene.

If anyone has any information regarding the robbery, please contact the FBI at (405) 290-7770 (24 hour number).  You may remain anonymous.