article_snippet: (CNN)There's a $30,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of a bank robbery trio known as the Black Hat Bandits, suspected in a two-month string of robberies across Maryland and Virginia, the latest coming Monday.
article_snippet: They've earned They name for the black hats They wear during They heists, and the feds say They're becoming increasingly dangerous.
article_snippet: In an escalation of violence, the Black Hat Bandits have become more brazen at each robbery having threatened bank customers and tellers, most recently holding a gun to a customer's head, and jumping teller counters in attempts to gain access to bank vaults," according to FBI FBI wanted poster.
article_snippet: An FBI statement last month provided more details: "During each robbery the Black Hat Bandits have been described as carrying handguns and wearing winter coats, sunglasses, black hats (either a winter knit cap or wide brimmed hat) and facial disguises such as ski masks or a fake beard.
article_snippet: the Black Hat Bandits pulled off the Black Hat Bandits most recent robbery Monday during lunch hour at a Wells Fargo bank in Falls Church, Virginia.
article_snippet: Other banks which the Black Hat Bandits are suspected of robbing include a Bank of America in McLean, Virginia, on January 2; a BB&T in Fairfax, Virginia, on January 16; a Bank of America in Vienna, Virginia, on January 20; an Essex Bank in Arnold, Maryland, on January 30; and a SunTrust Bank in Waldorf, Maryland, on February 5.