'Trench coat bandit' robs bank on Houston's south side

HOUSTON – An armed robber known as the "trench coat bandit" was caught on camera holding up a bank on Houston's south side.

The robbery happened Monday at the Woodforest National Bank inside the Walmart near I-45 the Gulf Freeway and Almeda Genoa Road.

According to the FBI, the man told the teller he wanted to make a withdrawal. He then lifted his shirt to show a gun, investigators said.

The teller gave him cash, which the man stuffed inside his trench coat.

No one was hurt in the robbery.

Crime Stoppers of Houston is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the charging and arrest of this robber.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 713-222-TIPS (8477) or the Houston office of the FBI at 713-693-5000.