Disguise: Police claim Conrad Zdierak, left, wore an African-America full face ‘Hollywood’ mask, right, to carry out six robberies in Ohio
However, after a tip-off, police were led to Conrad Zdierak – a 30-year-old white man – staying at a hotel near to where the crimes took place on March 5 and April 9. .
They claim he wore an elaborate £450 silicon Hollywood special effects mask as part of an elaborate disguise.
The suspect would don the full-face camouflage, dubbed ‘The Player, as he committed the robberies, and remove it as he fled the scene, officers allege.
Zdiera, who was born in Poland would also wear dark sunglasses to prevent his blue eyes from giving him away, it is claimed.
The interior of the suspect’s Volvo was splattered in red-dye from an exploding ink pack taken from a bank during one of the hauls, police in Springdale, Ohio, said.
Mr Zdierak, who yesterday was charged with six counts of aggravated robbery, allegedly held up four banks and a pharmacy within the same hour.
The suspect also implied he was armed in some instances, officers said.
Lieutenant Michael Mathis ,from the Springdale Police Department, admitted police were fooled by the disguise and said he had never seen anything like it.
‘The suspect seen in the surveillance photographs and that we were looking for, we believed to be an African-American male,’ he said.
‘The suspect was actually a male, white, who was wearing an elaborate disguise.
‘He wore what I’m calling a “Hollywood quality” mask. These things cost $600 to $700.’
Zdzierak has is currently being held on a £2million bond.






