Dana Campbell, Bank Robbery, Texas 2015

A suspect in 10 bank robberies across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has been arrested and charged with bank robbery. Dana Campbell, 37, of Arlington, was taken into custody on March 23, 2015, after a traffic stop by an Arlington Police officer who had determined she was wanted for several misdemeanor traffic warrants.

Campbell, who is believed to be the ‘Black Hoodie Bandit’, was identified as the suspect in a series of bank robberies that occurred between November 2014 and March 2015. The robberies, which took place at First Convenience Banks (FCB) and Woodforest National Bank, all involved a black female, short in stature and weighing approximately 150 lbs, wearing dark sunglasses, black gloves, black leggings, and white tennis shoes.

FCB had placed posters with photos from the various robberies at the entrances of all their branches, and all FCB employees were on alert for a potential robbery. On March 10, 2015, a teller at the FCB inside the Kroger located at 2475 Ascension Blvd. in Arlington noted the woman, later identified as Campbell, approach another teller station. The teller noted the woman was wearing a beanie cap, dark sunglasses, a black hooded jacket, and black gloves.

On March 23, 2015, a woman matching the description of the ‘Black Hoodie Bandit’ entered the Kroger store at 2210 S. Fielder Road in Arlington, where an FCB branch was located. Two FCB employees standing near the entrance greeted customers saw the woman and recognized her as the robber. The woman hurriedly walked past them, down an aisle, and out of the store.

Campbell made her initial appearance in federal court in Fort Worth this morning before U.S. Magistrate Jeffrey L. Cureton. She will remain in federal custody pending a preliminary and detention hearing set for April 1, 2015. If convicted of this offense, Campbell faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.

The ‘Black Hoodie Bandit’ had been a suspect in 10 separate robberies, nine of which were at First Convenience Banks (FCB) and one at a Woodforest National Bank. At every robbery, she was described as a black female, short in stature and weighing approximately 150 lbs. In each robbery, she wore dark sunglasses, black gloves, black leggings, and white tennis shoes. She wore at least three different hooded jackets, two of which were black and the other gray.

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