Polite Bandit Robs Kingwood Bank

KINGWOOD, TX — The FBI Violent Crime Task Force is trying to identify the man who robbed a Kingwood bank on Tuesday morning.

The robbery happened at approximately 9:17 a.m., at the Woodforest National Bank inside Walmart located at 2165 North Park Drive.

Investigators said the man entered the bank, exchanged pleasantries with the teller, and handed the teller a note demanding cash and threatening that he had a gun.

The suspect fled on foot.

No one was physically hurt during the robbery.

The robber was described as a black male in his late forties to early fifties, approximately 5-feet 10-inches tall, with a thin build and thinning black hair.

He was wearing a distinct striped shirt, blue jeans, black sneakers, dark sunglasses with a gray tint, and a silver chain necklace.

Crime Stoppers of Houston is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of this bank robber.

If you have any information, please call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 713-222-TIPS (8477) or the FBI Houston Field Office at (713) 693-5000.

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