FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police are searching for a hard-hat wearing robber who has held up four area credit unions in recent weeks, three of them branches of Eastern Financial Florida CU.
The robber, who usually wears a hard hat, a safety vest and dark glasses, has been dubbed the Blue Collar Bandit.
The bandit waits in lobby areas, letting other members in line go ahead of him until there is nobody around, according to police. He typically gives the teller a note demanding money and warning that he has a gun.
He is believed responsible for the June 27 robbery at Broward Healthcare FCU in Fort Lauderdale; and hold-ups on July 18, Aug. 6 and Sept. 5 at branches of Eastern Financial Florida.
The FBI warns that the robber is armed and dangerous and may have an accomplice who acts as a getaway driver.
