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Jackson, Mississippi 39269

FBI JACKSON, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
(601) 948-5000

For Immediate Release
December 13, 2006


ROBBER OF PICAYUNE BANK STILL AT LARGE
(police sketch available)

John G. Raucci, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Mississippi, and Chief Jim Luke, Picayune Police Department, are asking for the public's assistance in identifying and locating an individual who robbed the Region's Bank, located at 407 Highway 11 South in Picayune, Mississippi, on May 16, 2006.

This individual is described as being a white male in his mid- twenties to early thirties, between 5'6" and 6'1" in height, weighing 170 to 190 pounds, and being of medium to muscular build. At the time of the bank robbery, the robber was wearing red jogging pants with two blue stripes running vertically along the outside of each pants leg. He wore a red t-shirt with Abramson High School lettering, along with an anchor, a chain and a large "04" on the front and "Commodores, Class of 2004" on the bank. He also wore a red baseball cap and a pair of sunglasses.

If you have any information about the May 16, 2006 bank robbery, or if you believe you recognize the person in the attached sketch, please contact the FBI at its Gulfport Resident Agency, 228/864-6131; or the FBI Jackson Office, 601/948-5000; or the Picayune Police Department at 601/798-0374. Do not attempt to approach this individual yourself, as he may be armed.

police sketch of bank robber




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