U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBI JACKSON, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Contact: Deborah Madden FBI
(601) 948-5000

Press Release
For Immediate Release
February 19, 2008

REWARD OFFERED IN SHELBY BANK ROBBERY

On Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at approximately 10:30 a.m., two black males entered the DELTA SOUTHERN BANK, located at 905 Broadway Street in Shelby, Mississippi. In the process of the robbery, a teller was assaulted and an undisclosed sum of money was taken.

The robbers are described as follows:

Robber #1:

Race:         Black  

Sex:         Male

Age:         18 to 25

Height:         5'-6" to 5'-8"

Weight:      Approximately 150 lbs

Clothing:      Wearing green- striped shirt, carrying open umbrella

Robber #2

Race:         Black

Sex:         Male

Age:         18 to 25

Height:         5'-6" to 5'-8"

Weight:      Approximately 150 lbs

Clothing:      Wearing brown long-sleeve shirt and stocking cap

Attached are surveillance photographs of the robbers. Frederick T. Brink, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Mississippi, Sheriff Mack Grimmett, Bolivar County Sheriff, and Chief Marion Bedford, Shelby, Mississippi Police Department, are announcing a cash reward for any information leading to the arrests and successful prosecution of the individuals responsible for this bank robbery. If anyone has any information concerning the identities and/or whereabouts of these bank robbers, please contact the FBI (601/948-5000-Jackson Headquarters, 662/332-6331-Greenville Resident Agency or 662/234-1713-Oxford Resident Agency); the Bolivar County Sheriff's Office (662/759-3536 or 662/843-5378); the Shelby Police Department (662/398-5155); or CrimeStoppers (662/378-TIPS).

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