--- description: The FBI is on the hunt for an Arizona armed bank robbery suspect who has earned the nickname “Packing Pigeon Bandit” for the way he walks. title: The FBI Is Looking for a Bank Robber They Call the 'Packing Pigeon Bandit' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt609627f033b121be/6988b25ecd1bba13f07035a0/packing-pigeon-bandit.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The FBI Is Looking for a Bank Robber They Call the 'Packing Pigeon Bandit'  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 8, 2016 9:47 PM CUT  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 8, 2016 9:47 PM CUT Federal authorities in Arizona are on the hunt for an [armed bank robbery suspect](https://bankrobbers.fbi.gov/robbers-container/2016-12-07.6636039144 "undefined") who has earned the nickname “Packing Pigeon Bandit” for the distinct way he walks. The FBI said in a [statement](https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/phoenix/news/press-releases/fbi-phoenix-seeks-packing-pigeon-bandit?utm%5Fcampaign=email-Immediate&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fsource=phoenix-press-releases&utm%5Fsource=arizona&utm%5Fcontent=599512 "undefined") Wednesday that the man in question [robbed a bank](http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale/2016/12/07/glendale-fbi-seeks-publics-help-catching-packing-pigeon-bandit/95114896/ "undefined") in Phoenix, Ariz. on Monday after ordering customers inside to get on the ground and pointing a silver handgun at them. There were no injuries, and the suspect fled. However, authorities are hopeful the public will be able to point him out in a crowd from the way his feet and legs appear to turn inward when he walks. “The suspect was dubbed the Packing Pigeon Bandit because he displayed a silver handgun during the bank robbery and he appears to walk pigeon-toed,” the FBI said. “The suspect is wearing a ski mask but based on his body movement and the way he walks, we are hoping someone will be able to identify him.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4595975/packing-pigeon-bandit-fbi-arizona/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4595975/packing-pigeon-bandit-fbi-arizona/"},"headline":"The FBI Is Looking for a Bank Robber They Call the 'Packing Pigeon Bandit'","datePublished":"2016-12-08T21:47:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:58.546Z","description":"\"He appears to walk pigeon-toed\"","url":"https://time.com/4595975/packing-pigeon-bandit-fbi-arizona/","keywords":["Crime","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt609627f033b121be/6988b25ecd1bba13f07035a0/packing-pigeon-bandit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt609627f033b121be/6988b25ecd1bba13f07035a0/packing-pigeon-bandit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"packing-pigeon-bandit","caption":"A handout provided by the FBI on Dec. 5, 2016 shows the Packing Pigeon Bandit, wanted for bank robbery, in Glendale, AZ.","creditText":"FBI","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4595975/packing-pigeon-bandit-fbi-arizona/","name":"The FBI Is Looking for a Bank Robber They Call the 'Packing Pigeon Bandit'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"\"He appears to walk pigeon-toed\"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4595975/packing-pigeon-bandit-fbi-arizona/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4595975/packing-pigeon-bandit-fbi-arizona/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```