She has robbed banks in several states along the East Coast carrying a pink handbag and armed with notes demanding money from tellers. The FBI is offering up to $10,000 for help capturing the “Pink Lady Bandit,” as the agency is calling her, for her distinctive accessory, reports the Washington Post. The mysterious woman has robbed at least four banks along a 665-mile stretch over a week, traveling from Pennsylvania to Delaware to North Carolina, according to an FBI “Wanted” poster. Authorities have not said whether she is carrying a weapon.
In two robberies, the Pink Lady Bandit has worn yoga pants, a tank top and a navy baseball cap along with her signature bag. Another picture from the FBI shows her in what appears to be a striped Aeropostale shirt; in the latest photo, from a Friday robbery in Hamlet, N.C., she is seen wearing polka dots and a cap. In all four alleged heists, she also has on sunglasses. The FBI says the culprit is Hispanic or white, is around 130 pounds and 5-foot-2 to 5-foot-4. Her heists began July 20 at Orrstown Bank in Carlisle, Pa, Three days later, she was robbing M&T Bank in Rehoboth Beach, nearly 200 miles away. The next day, she was 300 miles south, holding up a Southern Bank in Ayden, N.C.