Behind This Mask, Another Mask (and Armed Robber)

After-Halloween sales are really the best: cheap candy, costumes for next year, and any manner of ghoulish accessories to woo that goth girl you've been eyeing.

Plus masks. One go-getter donned what the the Austin Police Department describes as a "Halloween mask, green with fangs" and marched in to the Prosperity Bank on Research Boulevard, brandished a gat, and made off with some money – leaving behind these freaky surveillance photos.

The APD's press release below the fold.

BANK ROBBERY

Case: 07-3170603

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007

Time: 9:44 a.m.

Location: Prosperity Bank, 12730 Research Blvd.

Narrative:

It is believed that the suspect entered the bank brandished a weapon and demanded cash. She fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. A witness who was driving by saw the suspect leaving the bank with a Halloween mask and enter a white Jeep Cherokee. The vehicle was last seen going
southbound on Jollyville Road.

The suspect is described as:

Hispanic Female
5'4" - 5'6" in height, 120 pounds
Last seen wearing a “Halloween mask" (green with fangs); black hair, black bandana, black jacket & black pants

1990-1999 White Jeep Cherokee 4 door with black trim on the bottom.

1989-1990 Red Ford F-150 possibly 3 door pickup truck driven by a male.

Individuals with information about this incident are asked to call the Robbery tip line at 974-5092 or CrimeStoppers at 472-8577. CrimeStoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information. This case remains under investigation by Robbery detectives. This is the 14th bank robbery of 2007.