New Surveillance Video Shows 'Scream' Bank Robber In Vault
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) - The search for the robbers responsible for Wednesday's violent bank heist in Lakewood is continuing, and investigators have released surveillance video of the crime.
The FBI's Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force released the video late Thursday. Prior to that they had only shared still images. In the video, the robbers can be seen wearing their "Scream" costume masks and robbing the US Bank at 14th Avenue and Carr Street.
One of the criminals climbs over a teller window with a handgun in one of the videos and in another a robber confronts two people inside the bank's vault, coming close to both of them.
The robbery happened in the morning, and detectives say a nearby shooting at a 7-Eleven on 1110 South Pierce Street minutes before is connected. They think the suspects tried to distract police with the shooting while they robbed the bank.
It's not clear if there are more suspects beyond the two from the bank robbery and the one who was responsible for the shooting at the 7-Eleven. No one was hurt at the convenience store -- two bullets were fired at the ceiling.
Police also now say the getaway car was a black SUV with a rear window that may be broken.
The vehicle appears in images they released to be a Lexus RX 300 that is a model made between 1999 and 2003.
The suspects were described as being about 6 feet tall and 180 pounds and in their late 20s. One was wearing a sweatshirt with the word Mexico printed on it.
Additional Resources
Officials with the FBI released the following notes about their investigation:
US Bank has added $10,000 to the usual Crime Stoppers reward for tips leading to their arrest, making the total reward for the Scream bank robbers $12,000.
If anyone has any information on the bank robbery or any bank robbery, please call the FBI's RMSSTF at 303-629-7171; or, you can remain anonymous and call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).
