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SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake County man is facing federal charges after being accused of a string of six credit union robberies across the valley.
Dennis Lindsay Dyches, 57, was indicted by a grand jury on March 12, charging him with six counts of credit union robbery.
He is accused of the following robberies:
- Oct. 11, 2024, Mountain America Credit Union, 5899 S. State, Murray.
- Oct. 16, 2024, Golden West Credit Union, 6761 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan.
- Nov. 20, 2024, Granite Credit Union located at 6799 S. 900 East, Midvale.
- Dec. 7, 2024, America First Credit Union inside Macey's grocery store, 5632 S. 900 East, Murray.
- Feb. 3, 2025, America First Credit Union inside Macey's grocery store, 5632 S. 900 East, Murray.
- Feb. 27, 2025, America First Credit Union inside a Dan's Foods grocery store, 1360 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City.
In the Oct. 16 robbery, investigators say the robber gave a note to the teller that said, "Give me the money and no one will get hurt." Another note was given to a teller in the Nov. 20 robbery, which read, "This is a robbery; open the drawer, don't talk to anyone, don't push the button." In all cases, charges say the suspect was very similarly described as "a white male of average height with a protruding chin and bottom lip" and "a salt and pepper gray scruffy beard."
In the Feb. 27 robbery at the Dan's Foods grocery store, the complaint alleges a man showed a note to the teller reading, "This is a robbery" and "Give me everything." The money given to the man included several "bait bills," which were $20 bills that the serial numbers had been recorded.
"The suspect walked to the underground parking lot and drove away in a black Jeep Cherokee with a black license plate," charges say. That Jeep was linked to Dyches' wife, investigators say, and a warrant to search the vehicle turned up the man's wallet, with a bill matching the bait bill given to the robber.
Prosecutors, in a motion for detention, said Dyches' "wife and daughter identified him from photographs taken from the surveillance videos," and the man admitted to three robberies at the time.
Dyches told investigators "he is addicted to heroin and would not be in this situation if it weren't for his addiction," court documents show. He said he knew he made a mistake at an America First Credit Union robbery by parking too close and seeing cameras.
"The defendant offers no plan for drug treatment, despite admitting to the agents that he has a severe addiction to heroin," prosecutors wrote in a motion. No information was given about the amount stolen in these alleged robberies.
Dyches is scheduled for an arraignment in federal court on Thursday.
