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Florida Man's 'Old Man' Bank Robbery Spree Ends
20 Oct
Summary
- Man charged with robbing two Florida banks using an old man disguise.
- Evidence includes surveillance footage, recovered disguises, and a journal.
- He has prior federal convictions for multiple bank robberies.
David Sartin Jr., a 40-year-old St. Petersburg resident with a prior federal conviction for bank robbery, has been charged with two counts of bank robbery in Florida. He is accused of robbing a bank in Largo on August 24 and another in St. Petersburg on September 15, both times employing an "old man" disguise.
The disguise consisted of a prosthetic mask with gray facial hair, an English cap, and glasses. During the robberies, Sartin allegedly demanded money from tellers, instructing them not to include dye packs. Law enforcement agencies, including the Largo and St. Petersburg police departments and the FBI, collaborated on the investigation.
Investigators found Sartin parked his car and used a bicycle to approach the first bank, later fleeing on the bike before switching back to his car. Surveillance footage from near his home captured his vehicle departing before the second robbery and returning afterward, with someone resembling Sartin unloading a bicycle. Searches of his residence and a storage unit yielded items matching those used in the robberies, including the disguise, clothing, a fake handgun, and bags.
Further investigation uncovered a journal at another residence Sartin occasionally stayed in, titled "God's Best friend is a Bank Robber! Uncle Henry Cops and Robbers the world through the eyes of a Bank Robber." Notably, Sartin was on supervised release for a 2018 federal conviction stemming from five bank robberies committed in Texas in 2016, for which he received over 10 years in prison. He used a similar disguise and vehicle in those prior offenses. His criminal history also includes a 2008 conviction for attempted bank robbery.
