Everybody?s got a Web site these days ? even Maryland?s most notorious bank robbers.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Maryland Association for Bank Security have opened a new Web site ? www.bankbandits.org ? in hopes of catching some of the more brazen robbers in the state.
“It doesn?t take a law enforcement officer to solve a crime,” said Baltimore FBI Special Agent Michelle Crnkovich, a spokeswoman. “Members of the public can help.”
The Web site currently features pictures of bank robberies in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford and Howard counties as well as Washington and Virginia.
For instance, one photo of a recent robbery in Ellicott City shows three masked men pulling firearms on bank patrons and tellers while demanding money.
An undercover FBI special agent created and designed the Web page, Crnkovich said.
“Communication is the tool to help solve bank robberies,” she said. “Bank robbers know that. They hit different locations. This is going to be amazing in helping to solve bank robberies before they become serial matters. You never know who knows someone.”
The Web site is owned and funded by the Maryland Association for Bank Security.
In addition to surveillance photos, the site also contains information about specific robberies and reward money offered in those cases.
