Midtown Houston bank robbed on Black Friday

HOUSTON (FOX 26) - FBI Houston is seeking help from the public to find man who robbed a midtown Houston bank on the afternoon of Black Friday.

The man, described by FBI Houston as in his mid-30s, standing at a height of between 5-feet 7-inches and 5-feet 8-inches tall and weighing 150 pounds, was seen on surveillance video wearing a navy blue hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and square-rimmed glasses. He entered the Wells Fargo bank branch on Smith Street near Drew Street at around 1:30 p.m. Friday.

Anyone with information about the identity of the robbery suspect is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers of Houston by phone at 713-222-8477 (TIPS) or the FBI Houston Field Office at 713-693-5000, online by visiting https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=610, by text message by sending TIP610 and the information to 274637 (CRIMES) or with the Houston Crime Stoppers in the Apple App Store, the Google Play Store and the Blackberry App World. Crime Stoppers is willing to pay up to $5,000 for any information that leads to the filing of felony charges or arrest of the suspect in this case. People who submit information to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous.