Contact the FBI at 505.889.1300 or Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at (505) 843-STOP with information about this thief. Tips also may be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov. Courtesy/FBI

FBI News:

The FBI and Albuquerque Police Department are looking for an unidentified man with a tattoo on his left hand who wore a black hooded sweatshirt this afternoon when he robbed a bank in Albuquerque.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male with a dark complexion, approximately 5’3” to 5’5” tall, slim build, with an unidentified tattoo on his left hand.

He wore a black hooded sweatshirt, black face mask, dark pants and white shoes.

Courtesy/FBI

At approximately 12:33 p.m. the suspect entered Bank of the West at 500 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. NE.

He presented a demand note to a teller, who handed over an undisclosed amount of cash to the suspect.

The suspect left the bank and possibly headed north on foot.

Thief in action robbing Bank of the West today in Albuqueruqe. Courtesy/FBI

Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to contact the FBI at 505.889.1300, or Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at (505) 843-STOP.

Tips also may be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov.

Information about other bank robbers wanted by the FBI can be found at bankrobbers.fbi.gov.

Note: Bank robbery carries a possible prison term of up to 20 years. The use of a gun, other dangerous weapon, toy gun, or hoax bomb device during the commission of a bank robbery can be punishable by a prison term of up to 25 years.