Feds searching for 'Bad Wig Bandit' after 3 N.C. bank robberies
The FBI said in a tweet Friday that a “Bad Wig Bandit” has robbed at least three banks in the Charlotte area.
The suspect is a man between 20 and 30 years old. He allegedly has robbed the banks over the course of the past four weeks — wearing a different wig in each instance, FBI agents said.
Do you recognize this suspect? The Bad Wig Bandit is believed to have robbed 3 banks in 3 weeks in NC. @GPDNC @HPDNC #BelmontPolice pic.twitter.com/A0duwj4JrK
— FBI Charlotte (@FBICharlotte) January 10, 2020
The first robbery happened Dec. 13 at BB&T Bank, where the man, disguised as a woman, handed the teller a note and left with an undisclosed amount of money.
On Wednesday, the Bad Wig Bandit allegedly robbed a New Horizons bank wearing a red wig, before heading across town five hours later and holding up a Wells Fargo while wearing a curly black wig.
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