FBI Seeks Help Identifying Suspect in Corpus Christi Bank Robbery
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Federal and local authorities are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate a man suspected of robbing an American Bank branch in Corpus Christi last week.
According to the FBI Corpus Christi Resident Agency and the Corpus Christi Police Department, the robbery occurred at about 2:30 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2026, at the American Bank located at 4145 South Alameda Street.
Investigators say the suspect entered the bank, threw a bag at a teller, displayed a black handgun, and verbally demanded cash. Fearing for her life, the teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect then fled the bank on foot, entered a dark-colored SUV, and was last seen traveling south on Everhart Road.
No injuries were reported during the robbery.
The suspect, dubbed the “High-Vis Heister” by investigators, is described as a Hispanic male in his early 30s to early 40s, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall with a medium build. At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a camouflage-colored Hooey baseball cap, dark sunglasses, a ski mask, a long-sleeved black shirt, dark pants, cowboy boots, a black Hardy glove, and a fluorescent high-visibility safety vest.
Photographs of the suspect have been released and shared on FBI Houston’s X and Facebook accounts.
Anyone with information about the suspect or the robbery is urged to submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov or call the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324).
