Fantasia Bandit strikes again

PORTLAND - Early today, a $5,000 reward was offered for the help in capturing a bank robber dubbed "The Fantasia Bandit."
 
Then, just hours later, the same man is believed to be responsible for a seventh bank robbery - tenth robbery overall - this afternoon, the FBI says.

The MBank branch located at 3636 NE Broadway was robbed at about 1:50 pm.

Investigators Believe He's Responsible for Nine Robberies

PORTLAND - The Oregon Financial Institutions Security Task Force is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person responsible for a series of six bank robberies in Portland.

Investigators have dubbed the man the "Fantasia Bandit" because he has also robbed a Fantasy for Adults Only store twice. He's also believed responsible for a ninth robbery at a Dotty's in North Portland. The robberies started in late September.

The robberies include:
9/27/09 - Fantasy for Adults Only store, 1512 W. Burnside, Portland
9/29/09 - US Bank, 900 SW 6th Ave., Portland
10/3/09 - Fantasy for Adults Only, 1512 W. Burnside, Portland
10/4//09 -- Dotty's, 11955 N. Center, Portland
10/5/09 - NW Resource Federal Credit Union, 221 NW 2nd Ave., Portland
10/23/09 - Key Bank, 444 SW 5th Ave., Portland
10/24/09 - Wells Fargo, 8334 N. Denver Ave., Portland
10/30/09 -- Bank of the West, 905 NE Halsey, Portland
10/31/09 -- Wells Fargo, 4233 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland

In the most recent robbery, "Fantasia" threatened to kill the bank teller.

Witnesses describe the man as:

White

Age: 35 - 45 years old

Height: 5'8" - 5'11"

Weight: 180-200 pounds

Hair: Brown

Clothing: Varies, but always wears a baseball cap. In one instance he wore a sweatshirt with the words "silver stein" on it; in another instance the sweatshirt said "CCCP". Wears dark sunglasses.

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI in Portland at (503) 224-4181 or the Portland Police Bureau at (503) 823-0400.