Wisconsin Bankers Association: Bankers, law enforcement offer $15,000 reward

For more information, contact:

Eric Skrum, Wisconsin Bankers Association, 608/441-1216, eskrum@wisbank.com

Detective James Bruno, Greenfield Police Department, 414/761-5301

FBI, 414/276-4684

Information sought leading to arrest, conviction of bank robber

(GREENFIELD) – The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA), Bank Mutual and the FBI are offering a joint reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the bank robbery of the Bank Mutual office located at 8400 W. Forest Home Ave., Greenfield.

The Greenfield Police Department received a report of a bank robbery shortly after 7:45 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. Police say the robber displayed a dark-colored handgun, locked two tellers into the vault and left with an undisclosed amount of cash. The robber is described as a black male, 5’6” to 5’9”, wearing a black leather jacket, black pants, black shoes, and a black head covering similar to a “do-rag.” Police are also looking for a possible late-1990s-2002 black Chevrolet Camaro which was parked nearby on the South 84th Street on-ramp.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Greenfield Police Department at 414/761-5301 or the FBI at 414/276-4684.

“This reward is offered to provide another tool for law enforcement. Bank robbers are dangerous individuals who put the public and bank employees at risk,” explained WBA President/CEO Kurt R. Bauer. “WBA and its members are committed to actions that bring these individuals to justice and deliver the message that robberies are not going to be tolerated.”

The WBA has had a robbery reward program since the 1930s; at one point even donating “tommy guns” to local law enforcement to combat bank robberies. The Robbery Reward Fund provides rewards through law enforcement to individuals who identify anyone wanted in connection with a bank robbery or other crime committed at a bank location, including automated teller machine (ATM) sites if that information leads to the arrest and conviction of the individuals responsible for the robbery.

The WBA reminds would-be criminals that it is a federal crime to rob a federally insured depository institution and that 90 percent of all bank robbers are caught.