Suspect Charged in String of Armed Bank Heists Across Albuquerque and Rio Rancho

Albuquerque –

An Albuquerque man has been charged in connection with five armed bank robberies that occurred in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho between January 2024 and July 2025.

According to federal court documents, between January 2024 and July 2025, federal investigators linked Daniel Ray Guliford, 39, to a series of five armed bank robberies in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. In each robbery, Guliford allegedly entered a bank wearing dark clothing and a mask, brandished a handgun, and stole large sums of cash, totaling more than $140,000.

• January 4, 2024 – U.S. Bank (Albuquerque): Approximately $9,250 stolen. Guliford’s fingerprints were later found on a note left at the bank.
• March 21, 2024 – U.S. Bank (Albuquerque): Approximately $26,650 stolen. A witness saw the suspect flee in a black BMW tied to Guliford.
• July 3, 2024 – Bank of Albuquerque (Albuquerque): Approximately $1,500 stolen.
• July 5, 2024 – New Mexico Bank & Trust (Rio Rancho): Approximately $72,043 stolen. The suspect fled in a black BMW matching Guliford’s vehicle.
• July 24, 2025 – First Financial Credit Union (Albuquerque): Approximately $31,261 stolen. Surveillance footage showed a dark blue BMW matching Guliford’s car near the scene.

Guliford is charged with bank robbery. Authorities announced that he will remain in custody pending a detention hearing which is scheduled for August 1, 2025. If convicted of the current charges, Guliford faces up to 25 years in prison for each charge.

The U.S. Attorney for New Mexico Ryan Ellison and Philip Russell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office, jointly announced the development.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department, Rio Rancho Police Department, Sandia Pueblo Police Department and Pueblo of Isleta Police Department.

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