In December 2012, the FBI launched its Bank Robbers website featuring a gallery of unknown bank robbery suspects wanted by the FBI. The FBI’s Seattle Field Office has posted multiple wanted bank robbers that have struck within Washington to the site. Public assistance in identifying the bank robbers listed on the site plays a crucial role in the FBI’s efforts to apprehend them.
Last week, the FBI enhanced its efforts to publicize these dangerous criminals by launching a mobile Bank Robbers app for iPhones (plus iPads and iPods) and Android smartphones, which should make it even easier for the public – as well as financial institutions, law enforcement agencies, and others – to view photos and information about bank robberies not only in Washington, but across the United States as well. The app, which works with bankrobbers.fbi.gov, can be downloaded for free from Apple’s app store or Google Play.
App Store (iPhone)
Google Play (Android)
Using the app, bank robberies can be sorted by the date they occurred, the category they fall under (i.e. armed serial robber), the FBI field office working the case, or the state where the robbery occurred. Users can also access surveillance photos, physical description information, robbery details, and the FBI’s wanted poster for each suspect. Users can also select push notifications to be informed when a bank robbery has taken place in their location.

The app also provides quick access to a link directly to the FBI online tips page so users can contact the FBI immediately if they have information on any of the robberies or suspects.