Captured Bluetooth Bandits

The Bluetooth Bandits are suspected of robbing eight banks in the Greensboro area

January 31, 2008

GUILFORD COUNTY NC NEWS -- Bluetooth Bandits have been captured. A combination of rewards, totaling up to $20,000, was offered for the Bluetooth Bandits, so dubbed for their use of Bluetooth wireless communications equipment to communicate while committing crimes. The Bluetooth Bandits are suspected of robbing eight banks in the Greensboro area since July 2006.

In six of the eight bank robberies, two black males were observed inside of the bank participating in the robberies. Typically, the first culprit, armed with either a large semi-automatic pistol or a small black revolver, would enter the bank and gain access to the vault. Meanwhile, the second robber would enter the bank and seize control of the lobby while demanding money from the bank tellers. These bank robbers are well-organized, and were armed in all eight robberies.

On the September 27, 2007, robbery of the Mid-Carolina Bank, a third black male also entered the bank and participated in the robbery.

Bluetooth Bandits are described as:

• Two to three back males
• 20  30 years of age
• Approximately 5'7"  11" in height, and weighing between 150  170 pounds

Additionally, the Bluetooth Bandits have disguised their appearances in each of the eight bank robberies, using a variety of coverings to hide their faces. Disguises include hooded sweatshirts, baseball caps, dark-colored bandanas, ski masks, sun visors, and sunglasses.

Furthermore, in all of the robberies, the Bluetooth Bandits used a getaway vehicle to flee the scene. The description of the getaway vehicle varied in each robbery:

• A black Honda Accord or Civic
• A brown or gold Honda Accord
• A light brown or gold Nissan Altima or Toyota Corolla
• A black Infiniti
• A black sport utility vehicle (SUV), possibly an Acura MDX.

The Bluetooth Bandits are believed to be responsible for the following robberies in the Greensboro area of Guilford County:

• Patrick Henry National Bank, 4004 West Wendover Avenue, Greensboro, NC, on July 19, 2006, at approximately 10:30 a.m.
• Piedmont Aviation Federal Credit Union, 4910 West Market Street, Greensboro, NC, on August 18, 2006, at approximately 9:43 a.m.
• Mid-Carolina Bank, 5509-A West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC, on September 27, 2006, at approximately 9:45 a.m.
• First Citizens Bank, 4708 High Point Road, Greensboro, NC, on November 10, 2006, at approximately 10:00 a.m.
• SunTrust Bank, 612 College Road, Greensboro, NC, on January 5, 2007, at approximately 9:15 a.m.
• SunTrust Bank, 4636 West Market Street, Greensboro, NC, on March 15, 2007, at approximately 1:45 p.m.
• Piedmont Aviation Federal Credit Union, 4910 West Market Street, Greensboro, NC, on August 10, 2007, at approximately 10:35 a.m.
• SunTrust Bank, 7804 National Service Road, Greensboro, NC, on October 25, 2007, at approximately 10:15 a.m.

Once again, the Blutooth Bandits have been captured.