How cops tracked man in string of Kansas City-area bank robberies over 2 days
Investigators have accused a Kansas City man of making off with thousands of dollars during a string of bank robberies in the metro over two days last week.
Police allegedly linked Weston Womack, 24, to the robberies using surveillance video and an automated license plate reader system that captured images of a red Jeep that was at the banks during the incidents, according to court documents.
When police eventually stopped the Jeep in Kansas City on Thursday, Womack, the driver, tried to run, and investigators allegedly found a pile of cash inside the vehicle, an FBI agent wrote in a probable cause affidavit.
Law enforcement alleged Womack robbed four banks in the Kansas City area on Wednesday and Thursday, and that he entered a fifth bank but fled when he was asked to take off a mask he was wearing.
Womack was charged with four counts of bank robbery in U.S. District Court in Kansas City on Friday. He has not yet entered a plea, according to court records.
David Bell, an attorney for Womack, declined to comment Tuesday.
Manila envelopes, cash and a red Jeep
Police were first called to the U.S. Bank branch at 221 West Gregory Boulevard in Kansas City after Womack allegedly robbed the location around 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The FBI agent wrote that Womack approached a teller with a manila envelope and a note that indicated the employee should “stay calm” and “put the money in the envelope.”
The teller gave him cash, and Womack left. The bank reported a loss of $1,235.
Surveillance video showed Womack running from the bank, and then a red Jeep was seen leaving a nearby parking lot. Just before the robbery, the Jeep, which didn’t have a license plate, had circled the bank.
Around 3:30 p.m., Womack allegedly entered the UMB Bank branch at 4920 Main Street in Kansas City, approached a teller with a demand for money and passed a manila envelope and a note that appeared to read, “Stay calm don’t draw attention all bills quickly as you can be calm.”
The teller passed him $1,761 in cash, and he fled. Surveillance footage again showed a red Jeep leaving the area.
Around 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, a person investigators identified as Womack entered the Central Bank location at 9740 Wornall Road in Kansas City, but left when an employee gestured to him to remove a mask he was wearing after they noticed he was dressed “unseasonably warm for the weather.”
About an hour later, as law enforcement was investigating the Central Bank incident, an automated license plate reader captured an image of a red Jeep with no license plate in Gladstone.
A few minutes after that image was taken, around 10:30 a.m., Womack allegedly robbed the Security Bank of Kansas City branch at 5959 Northeast Antioch Road in Gladstone, a short distance from where the camera took the picture of the Jeep.
Inside the bank branch, Womack allegedly approached a teller with a manila envelope and a note, and the employee gave him $141 in cash.
About 30 minutes later, police were called to the UMB Bank branch at 1800 Grand Boulevard in Kansas City, where Womack, who was masked, allegedly approached a teller, who hit a panic alarm button as soon as they saw him.
Womack again slid the teller a manila envelope with a note that said, “Be calm, place bills in packet.” The employee gave him $3,863 in cash, and he fled. Surveillance video again showed a red Jeep in the area around the time of the robbery.
While police were investigating the robberies, they were notified that a red Jeep with no license plate had been seen near Highway 71 and East 39th Street. Around 11 a.m., Kansas City police officers stopped the Jeep at the intersection of East 39th Street and Paseo Boulevard using a “pin maneuver” to keep the vehicle from driving away, according to court documents.
The driver, Womack, ran from the vehicle, was tackled by police and taken into custody, authorities said.
Inside the vehicle, police reported they found a large amount of cash on a seat alongside a black mask. At the time of his arrest, Womack was allegedly wearing a black coat that matched the jacket worn in all of the robberies, law enforcement said.
This story was originally published October 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM.
