(PHOTO) 'Man in Black' Robber Hits Bloomington Bank

Authorities are offering a $25,000 reward for details on the “man in black” branch Monday, the FBI’s Minneapolis office announced Thursday.

The announcement follows a bank robbery at the Bloomington Premier Bank at 500 98th Street West that happened at about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday. The FBI thinks that incident involved the same serial robber—dubbed the “man in black” because he dressed entirely in black for many of the crimes.

The Bloomington robber wore a black ski mask and a black cotton jacket and brandished a handgun during the robbery. As in the Hopkins incident, he entered the bank, approached the teller with the gun, demanded cash from the teller and fled with an undisclosed amount of money.

The man is described as a white man with dark eyes who stood about 5 feet, 5 inches to 5 feet, 8 inches tall.

He is suspected of hitting at least a half dozen other banks around the Twin Cities—including the Albertville and Bloomington branches of . He’s also suspected of hitting banks in Arden Hills, the Uptown area of Minneapolis, Northfield and Shakopee and of attempted robberies in Richfield and Bloomington.

Special Agent in Charge Donald Oswald, in conjunction with the Minnesota Bankers Association, is offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the man’s arrest and conviction.

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at (612) 376-3200 or contact the Bloomington Police Department at (952) 563-4900.