'Man in Black' Bank Robber Strikes Again; Same Suspect in Northfield Robbery

Another metro-area bank was robbed on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in similar fashion to April's robbery of the .

At approximately 4:20 p.m., a lone white male entered Premier Bank, 500 98th St. W., Bloomington, brandished a gun and demanded cash from a teller, according to the FBI. The robber took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the bank on foot.

The robber was described as a white male, between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 8 inches. He was wearing a black cotton jacket and black ski mask. The FBI believes this robbery was by the "Man in Black," who is a suspect in several other Twin Cities bank robberies.

The description of the man matches the suspect from recent robberies in , , and an attempted robbery in Bloomington. The description of the suspect and circumstances around those robberies also match a and a robbery that happened Nov. 1 at the .

Those descriptions are also similar to the man the FBI is looking for in connection to the Northfield robbery, as well as robberies in Savage, . It's also a similar description to suspects for bank robberies in and .

The alleged Northfield robber is described as white male who is about 25 years old, according to FBI Special Agent Steve Warfield. The man is about 5 feet 10 inches tall and between 190 and 210 pounds. He wore a black-hooded jacket, a dark mask that covered his face from below his nose, blue jeans, dark gloves and black and white sneakers, the agent said.

Special Agent in Charge Donald Oswald, in conjunction with the Minnesota Bankers Association, is offering a reward of $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of this individual.

If anyone has any information regarding this or other robberies, they are requested to contact the FBI at (612) 376-3200.