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Halton Regional Police

Bank robbery suspect in Oakville on July 12, 2010.

Halton police have released a photo of a man wanted for the robbery of four consecutive banks in just over an hour on July 12th 2010.

Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating the man who is described as male, black, 6’1”, in his teens wearing a dark baseball hat with a navy and white checkered sweater and blue jeans.

Two of the robberies occurred in Burlington, and two more in Oakville.

On July 12 just before 1:00 p.m. the man entered the TD Canada Trust on 5000 New Street in Burlington – handed a teller a note indicating that he was armed with a weapon. The teller then gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of money and left the bank on foot.

Then just after 1:15 p.m. a man entered the Bank of Nova Scotia at 3505 Upper Middle Road in Burlington with the same description as the previous robbery. He handed a teller a note saying he had a weapon and demanded money. The suspect was given an undisclosed amount of money and then fled the scene on foot.

Then at 2:00 p.m. the same suspect entered the Oakville Bank of Montreal on 240 North Service Road, handed a teller a note saying he was armed – taking another undisclosed amount of money and leaving the bank on foot.

The suspect’s final robbery occurred ten minutes later at the Oakville RBC at 1005 Speers Road with the same scenario as the previous three banks.

No one was injured during all four robberies but the suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

Police are asking anyone from the public who has information on these robberies to contact the Burlington Criminal Investigations Bureau at (905) 825-4777 Ext 2315 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

Tags: bank robbery, Halton Regional Police Service

About the author: Michael Burton

Michael is journalist with experience in publishing, news writing and the magazine industry. He graduated from Sheridan College and is the former editor of TRAVIS magazine.