Man With Purse, Wearing Lipstick Robs Bank
The FBI and El Paso Police are searching for a man who robbed a Northeast El Paso bank on Wednesday and is believed to have robbed a bank last week.
At about 1 p.m. Wednesday, a man walked into the Compass Bank located at 9870 Gateway North, approached a teller, displayed a weapon and a note and demanded money. The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect fled the bank in a White 1992 Chevrolet Pickup travelling north bound on the gateway.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 35 years old, 5-foot-5, 150 pounds, wearing a black baggy zip up hooded jacket, grey sweatpants with white stripes, big sunglasses, with medium/dark complexion. The suspect was also wearing lipstick and carrying a large ladies vinyl purse.
This case is being worked by the FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force, which includes the El Paso Police Department and El Paso Sheriff’s Department. Investigators at this time believe the robber may be the same one that robbed another Compass bank last wk near Bassett Place. No one was injured in either robbery
If anyone was in the vicinity of this bank and/or has information about the robbery, please call the FBI at 915-832-5000.
