Bank Robbery Suspect Identified: Have You Seen Him?

APOLLO BEACH, FL — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a man accused of holding up a TD Financial Bank branch in Apollo Beach Tuesday afternoon.

According to the agency, a man walked into the 6176 U.S. 41 bank just before 1 p.m. on Jan. 31 and handed a teller a note. The note implied the man was armed with a gun and wanted money.

Deputies say the teller gave the man cash. He, in turn, stuffed it into a winter skull cap before walking out the door and leaving in what is believed to be a 2011 Hyundai Sonata that is gray in color.

While deputies say money from the robbery was recovered from the side of the road shortly after the crime was committed, they’d still very much like to speak to the suspect. That suspect has been identified as Carlos Manuel Garcia, 49, an email from the sheriff's office said. Deputies say Garcia has no known address.

Garcia is described as standing 5-foot-7. He weighs about 160 pounds and was last seen wearing a blue Hollister hoodie, a camouflage Tampa Bay Rays ball cap, dark pants and blue sneakers.

Anyone who knows Garcia's whereabouts is asked to all the sheriff’s office at 813-247- 8200. Tips may also be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-873-TIPS. Garcia, who was positively identified by a witness to the robbery, now has an outstanding warrant for his arrest, the email said.

Photo courtesy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office