FBI: Search continues for 2 serial bank robbery suspects that targeted Phoenix area banks FBI: Bank robberies on the rise across the Valley FBI officials say they have linked a number of bank robberies to three suspects, and two of them are still on the run. FOX 10's Nicole Garcia reports. PHOENIX - Federal investigators say they’ve seen an increase in the number of bank robberies in the past year. "We've seen a 26% increase at this time, year to date, since 2020," said FBI Special Agent Daniel Horan. At least 20 recent bank robberies in the Phoenix area have been linked to a handful of serial robbers. FBI officials also say 17 separate bank robberies in the Phoenix metro area in the last few months are linked to three different suspects.