MESA, Ariz. — Mesa police and the FBI need the public’s help identifying the “Wiggin’ Out Bandit.”
The FBI said the suspect earned the name because he wore various wigs during nearly a dozen bank robberies since March.
Four of the attempted robberies happened within the last week, the FBI said, with the most recent happening Thursday night at a U.S. Bank in Queen Creek.
According to the FBI, the suspect either verbally demanded money or presented tellers with a note and then ran from the scene with an undisclosed amount of money. Many of the banks that were robbed were inside grocery stores, the FBI said.
No one was physically injured during the robberies and attempted robberies.
The FBI said the Wiggin’ Out Bandit is 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10, around 30 to 40 years old and weighs about 150 pounds.
Anyone with information about the robberies or the identity of the suspect is asked to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (948-6377) or the FBI Phoenix Field Office at 623-466-1999. You can also submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.