FBI seeks robber who held up Solana Beach bank teller

The FBI released these surveillance images of a man who robbed a teller Wednesday morning at the Union Bank in Solana Beach.

FBI officials said the robber, who held up teller at Union Bank branch on Lomas Santa Fe Drive, fled in stolen vehicle that was later recovered

San Diego Union-Tribune

Dec. 2, 2021 8:56 AM PT

A man robbed a bank teller Wednesday morning in Solana Beach and made a getaway in a stolen vehicle that authorities later recovered, according to the FBI.

It happened around 9:40 a.m. at the Union Bank branch on Lomas Santa Fe Drive just off Interstate 5, San Diego-area FBI officials said in a news release.

The robber, dressed in a dark jumpsuit and a reflective safety vest, demanded money from the teller, according to the FBI. The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of cash.

FBI officials described the robber as a White or Hispanic man in his early 50s, about 6 feet tall with a large build. In addition to the jumpsuit and orange safety vest, he wore a blue hat, safety glasses, a dark colored neck gaiter pulled over his face and dark colored gloves and shoes.

Photographs provided by the FBI also showed him carrying a light colored bag.

The FBI’s San Diego-area Violent Crimes Task Force is investigating the robbery along with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Anyone with information about the heist or the robber’s identity was asked to contact the FBI at (800) 225-5324 or tips.fbi.gov. Tipsters can also contact San Diego County Crime Stoppers anonymously at (888) 580-8477 or sdcrimestoppers.org.

Alex Riggins

Alex Riggins covers federal courts and federal law enforcement for The San Diego Union-Tribune. He previously worked nights covering breaking news and public safety. He joined the Union-Tribune in 2018 from City News Service and previously wrote about courts and public safety in Idaho for the Times-News. He is a La Mesa native and proud Helix Highlander, Grossmont Griffin and San Diego State Aztec.