Reward for suspect in three bank robberies

PHILADELPHIA - April 19, 2010

Investigators say Joseph Baer, 39, robbed the Citizen's Bank branch located at 2100 Cottman Avenue on Monday, the third robbery in a week.

Baer is also wanted for the robbery of the PNC Bank in the 6800 block of Frankford Avenue on Wednesday and he is a suspect in the robbery of the TruMark Bank at 1800 JFK on Friday.

He first made headlines when the FBI released surveillance photos which allegedly show Baer robbing the PNC Bank with no disguise.

The US Marshals Service is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to Baer's arrest.

Anyone with information is asked to call the U.S. Marshal Service 24-hour tip-line at 1-866-865-TIPS (8477) or the FBI Philadelphia Division at 215-418-4000.

Baer has no known fixed address, the FBI said, but he is known to like gambling and may in the area of casinos in either Chester, PA, or Atlantic City, NJ.

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