FBI seeks 'Granddad Bandit'

ATLANTA, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The FBI said a bank robber dubbed the "Granddad Bandit" is wanted for holdups in at least seven states, including two in Atlanta.

FBI spokesman Stephen Emmett said robberies attributed to the man, who was described as between 50 and 60 years old and bald with short gray hair on the sides, include an April 29 theft at a SunTrust branch in Atlanta and an Oct. 2 heist at a different SunTrust branch in the same Georgia city, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported Thursday.

Emmett said the man is also believed to be responsible for bank robberies in Virginia, Arkansas, Alabama, New York, Florida and Texas.

"His robberies are described as being calm, with a deliberate attempt not to attract attention to himself," Emmett said. "The robber quietly presents a demand note to the victim teller and thereafter departs the bank without disruption to normal banking business going on around him."

Emmett said there is a $10,000 reward for information leading to the man's arrest.