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Wells Fargo offers $10K reward for info on Vancouver bank robber

By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter
Published: February 21, 2018, 10:58am
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Wells Fargo is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of “The Froggy Robber,” who has made off with cash from a Vancouver bank and other banks in Oregon since October.

The bank announced the reward on Wednesday in a press release, adding that the money is separate from another reward of up to the same amount being offered by the FBI.

The serial bank robber has earned the nickname “The Froggy Robber” because he jumped over the teller counters at his targeted banks. Despite the light-hearted moniker, his alleged threats have been much more serious. In five incidents, he robbed bank employees at knifepoint.

While all of those robberies happened in Oregon, Wells Fargo said in its release that the same man is suspected in a Feb. 12 robbery at a Vancouver branch of the bank.

The Vancouver robbery happened just before 9:30 a.m. Police responded to the bank and began searching for the suspect, who allegedly jumped a counter during the robbery armed with a firearm or knife, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian.

Vancouver Police Department spokeswoman Kim Kapp said the robber ran off, and officers were unable to locate the him.

Previously, the suspect robbed banks in the Oregon communities of Canby, Portland, Wilsonville, Beaverton and Scappoose, according to the FBI.

The FBI says the bank robber has been described by witnesses as a clean-shaven man who could be between the age of 20 and 40. He is 5 feet 1 inch to 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 130 to 160 pounds.

The suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information related to any of the robberies should contact their local police department or call the FBI at 503-224-4181.

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