FBI Hunts ‘Smash Nose Bandit’

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Authorities are hunting for a dangerous man who has threatened to harm tellers as he has held up four institutions, including three credit unions, over the past six weeks. The robber--dubbed ‘Smash Nose Bandit,’ because of his flat nose that resembles a fighter’s–is believed to have hit the Southwest FCU branch twice and New Mexico Educators FCU. His is also believed responsible for the armed robbery at Wells Fargo last Saturday. Police caution anyone encountering the robber, saying he threatened to cut one of the teller’s throat during a hold-up.

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