Update
The Colorado Springs Police Department’s (CSPD) Robbery Unit has identified an additional suspect in the series of bank robberies that occurred in October. CSPD’s Robbery Unit took 49-year-old David Lyman of Colorado Springs into custody with the assistance of CSPD’s K-9 unit. Lyman is being charged with the following robberies:
- 10/8/2020; Ent Credit Union, 4545 Galley Road
- 10/15/2020; Ent Credit Union, 4720 Flintridge Drive
- 10/21/2020; Ent Credit Union, 2336 North Wasatch Avenue
- 10/23/2020; Wells Fargo, 5190 North Academy Boulevard (attempt)
In addition to the robberies, Lyman was also arrested for Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender. Lyman was arrested in 2015 for attempting to rob the Vectra Bank located at 7390 North Academy Boulevard.
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Lyman’s arrest is not connected to the previous robbery pattern involving Keith Frey and Derek Rouse (listed below). However, with Lyman’s arrest, eight of the 10 bank robberies that occurred in October have now been cleared. Detectives are continuing their investigation into these robberies and further details will be released as appropriate.
Since October 8, 2020, a total of 10 bank robberies have occurred in the City of Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Police Department’s (CSPD) Robbery Unit responded to each bank robbery and assumed the investigations from responding patrol officers. Through the Robbery Unit’s investigative efforts, two suspects have been identified and arrested clearing four of the 10 bank robberies. The suspects were identified as 35-year-old Keith Frey and 31-year-old Derek Rouse. Both suspects are residents of Denver and were taken into custody on October 20th in the Denver area.
They were charged with the following bank robberies:
10/8/2020; TCF Bank, 9265 North Union Boulevard; Frey and Rouse both charged with robbery
10/8/2020; First Bank, 1275 West Garden of the Gods Road; Frey and Rouse both charged with robbery
10/14/2020; First Bank, 405 East Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard; Frey charged with robbery
10/15/2020; Chase Bank, 3306 Centennial Boulevard; Rouse charged with robbery
The CSPD Robbery Unit Unit continues its investigation into the remaining bank robberies. Further details will be released in the future as appropriate.
Anyone with information, or who is a witness to this investigation, is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000; or if you wish to remain anonymous, you may call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634-STOP (7867) or 1-800-222-8477.