$5K reward offered to find serial bank robber

Updated: Dec. 1, 2017 at 1:06 PM EST
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RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a man wanted in a series of bank robberies.

The FBI says Ward Christopher Royal robbed four banks between Oct. 17 and Nov. 17.

Royal goes by several aliases - Chris Royal, Christopher Ward Royal, Christopher Royal and Ward C. Royal.

He's white, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

He is wanted for his alleged involvement in robberies at:

  • Wells Fargo Bank, 8101 Brook Road in Henrico on Oct. 17
  • Wells Fargo Bank, 5610 Brook Road in Henrico on Oct. 30
  • New Generations Bank, 1700 Robin Hood Road in Richmond on Nov. 7
  • Wells Fargo Bank, 4901 West Broad St. in Richmond on Nov. 11

Anyone with information about Royal is asked to call the Richmond Division of the FBI at 804-261-1044.

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