CPS believe series of bank robberies are connected

Calgary police are looking to the public to help find those resonsible for a string of bank robberies this summer.

In each of the five cases which are believed to be connected, the suspects used a ‘take over’ style to rob the four banks.

That’s when thieves tell the employees and clients to put their hands up as they jump the counter.

In a fifth case, a courier working for a bank was robbed as well.

Police say the three to four men wore masks and hoodies, while also carried guns.

In one case, a pregnant woman suffered minor injuries and in another, a child was in one of the banks.

Here are the details from a Calgary Police release:

1.Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at approximately 12:15 p.m., at the Scotiabank located in the 300 block of Cranston Road S.E. Two masked men were involved.

2.Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at approximately 2:05 p.m., at the Scotiabank located in the 800 block of 19 Street N.E. Two masked men were involved.

3.Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, at approximately 7:30 p.m., at the TD Canada Trust located in the 1000 block of Panatella Boulevard N.E. Ryan DAKU, 42, of Calgary, has been charged with three counts of robbery with a firearm and use of disguise. Two masked men are still outstanding.

4.Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at approximately 12:30 p.m., at the TD Canada Trust located in the 1600 block of 90 Avenue S.W. Two masked men were involved.

A fifth incident occurred on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, at approximately 6:45 p.m., in the 8200 block of Centre Street N.E. In this incident, two masked males approached a bank courier in the parking lot of a bank and demanded the courier’s bag. One of the males was armed with a shotgun.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Calgary Police Service Robbery Unit at 403-428-8787, or Crime Stoppers anonymously using any of the following methods:

TALK: 1-800-222-8477

TYPE: www.calgarycrimestoppers.org

TEXT: tttTIPS to 274637

Case # 15369287/3778