LATER. A MAN DRAPED IN BLACK ATTIRE FROM HEAD TO TOE, DRAWING OUT THIS PISTOL, DEMANDING MONEY FROM EMPLOYEES. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAPTURING THE SUSPECT IN A STRING OF BANK ROBBERIES ACROSS THE DUKE CITY AND RIO RANCHO. GILFORD, ALLEGED TO HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH MORE THAN $140,000 IN TOTAL. ON JANUARY 4TH, 2024, THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ALLEGES GILFORD STOLE ROUGHLY $9,250. HIS FINGERPRINTS WERE LATER FOUND ON A NOTE LEFT AT U.S. BANK ON MARCH 21ST, 2024. THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ALLEGES HE STOLE APPROXIMATELY $26,650. A WITNESS TOLD INVESTIGATORS HE FLED IN THIS BLACK BMW. JULY 3RD, 2024. INVESTIGATORS ALLEGE HE THEN HIT UP THIS BANK ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE, $1,500 STOLEN TWO DAYS LATER ON JULY 5TH, 2024. INVESTIGATORS ALLEGE GILFORD THEN GOT AWAY WITH NEARLY $72,043. ONE YEAR LATER, ON JULY 24TH, 2025, GILFORD RETURNED TO THE DUKE CITY AND IS ALLEGED TO HAVE STOLEN $31,261 FROM ANOTHER BANK. HOWEVER, THE FBI RECEIVED A TIP FROM A TELLER IDENTIFIED AS, QUOTE, VICTIM TELLER. COURT DOCUMENTS. THE TELLER TOLD INVESTIGATORS WHILE AT DION’S RESTAURANT, HE SPOTTED THE SAME BLACK BMW PICTURED HERE, MATCHING THE APPEARANCE OF THE BMW HE SEEN AT THE FIRST BANK ROBBERY BACK IN MARCH 2024. ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, THAT TELLER WAS PRESENT AT THE FIRST TWO ROBBERIES AT THE SAME BANK. 19 DAYS LATER, INVESTIGATORS WERE ABLE TO TRACK DOWN GILFORD RECEIPT ALONG WITH HIS PHONE NUMBER AFTER DION’S CORPORATE OFFICE PROVIDED SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE OF HIS BMW IN THE DRIVE THRU. GILFOR
Dion’s drive-thru order leads to arrest in string of armed bank robberies
Daniel Guliford, 39, allegedly entered banks armed with a handgun. According to federal investigators, he stole more than $140,00 in total
Daniel Guliford, 39, is charged in a series of armed bank robberies across Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, New Mexico. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office District of New Mexico, federal investigators linked Guliford to five-armed bank robberies between January 2024 and July 2025. Investigators allege Guliford entered each bank in “dark clothing, a mask, armed with a gun and stole large sums of cash, totaling to approximately $140, 704. MORE: U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison: Man charged in series of armed bank robberies across Albuquerque and Rio RanchoString of alleged armed robberiesJanuary 4, 2024, | U.S. BankAccording to federal investigators, approximately $9,250 was stolen. Guilford’s fingerprints were later found on a note left at the bank.March 21, 2024, | U.S. BankAccording to federal investigators, approximately $26,650 was stolen. A witness saw the suspect flee in a black BMW tied to Guliford.July 3, 2024, | Bank of AlbuquerqueAccording to federal investigators, approximately $1,500 was stolen.July 5, 2024, | New Mexico Bank & Trust According to federal investigators, approximately $72,043 was stolen. The suspect fled in a black BMW matching Gulliford’s vehicle above. July 24, 2025, | First Financial Credit UnionAccording to federal investigators, approximately $31, 261 stolen. Surveillance footage showed a dark BMW matching Guliford’s car near the scene.According to the criminal complaint, the FBI received a tip from a bank teller on May 29, 2025. The teller has been identified as “victim teller.” The teller told investigators while at Dion’s in Northwest Albuquerque, he spotted a black BMW that matched the appearance of the BMW he saw the alleged robber enter after the March 2024 bank robbery. According to federal investigators, the teller was present during “robbery 1 and robbery 2 .” According to the criminal complaint, the teller captured a photo of the BMW. According to investigators, the vehicle was registered to Guliford. On June 16, 2025, Dion’s Pizza Corporate office provided surveillance video of the BMW in the drive-thru of the Dion’s restaurant. According to the criminal complaint, investigators were able to retrieve a copy of Guliford’s receipt and phone number. Guliford Charges Bank RobberyGuliford’s detention hearing was scheduled for Friday, August 1, 2025. According to federal investigators, he faces up to 25 years in prison for each charge. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, the Federal Bureau of Investigations Albuquerque Field Office investigated the vase with assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department, Rio Rancho Police Department, Sandia Pueblo Police Department and Pueblo of Isleta Police Department. U.S. Attorney Maria Elna Stiteler is prosecuting the case. The case is still under investigation. Stay updated on the latest news updates with the KOAT app. You can download it here.
Daniel Guliford, 39, is charged in a series of armed bank robberies across Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, New Mexico. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office District of New Mexico, federal investigators linked Guliford to five-armed bank robberies between January 2024 and July 2025. Investigators allege Guliford entered each bank in “dark clothing, a mask, armed with a gun and stole large sums of cash, totaling to approximately $140, 704.
String of alleged armed robberies
January 4, 2024, | U.S. Bank
- According to federal investigators, approximately $9,250 was stolen. Guilford’s fingerprints were later found on a note left at the bank.
March 21, 2024, | U.S. Bank
- According to federal investigators, approximately $26,650 was stolen. A witness saw the suspect flee in a black BMW tied to Guliford.
July 3, 2024, | Bank of Albuquerque
- According to federal investigators, approximately $1,500 was stolen.
July 5, 2024, | New Mexico Bank & Trust
- According to federal investigators, approximately $72,043 was stolen. The suspect fled in a black BMW matching Gulliford’s vehicle above.
July 24, 2025, | First Financial Credit Union
- According to federal investigators, approximately $31, 261 stolen. Surveillance footage showed a dark BMW matching Guliford’s car near the scene.
According to the criminal complaint, the FBI received a tip from a bank teller on May 29, 2025. The teller has been identified as “victim teller.” The teller told investigators while at Dion’s in Northwest Albuquerque, he spotted a black BMW that matched the appearance of the BMW he saw the alleged robber enter after the March 2024 bank robbery. According to federal investigators, the teller was present during “robbery 1 [Jan. 4, 2024] and robbery 2 [March 21, 2024].”
According to the criminal complaint, the teller captured a photo of the BMW. According to investigators, the vehicle was registered to Guliford. On June 16, 2025, Dion’s Pizza Corporate office provided surveillance video of the BMW in the drive-thru of the Dion’s restaurant. According to the criminal complaint, investigators were able to retrieve a copy of Guliford’s receipt and phone number.
Guliford Charges
Guliford’s detention hearing was scheduled for Friday, August 1, 2025. According to federal investigators, he faces up to 25 years in prison for each charge.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, the Federal Bureau of Investigations Albuquerque Field Office investigated the vase with assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department, Rio Rancho Police Department, Sandia Pueblo Police Department and Pueblo of Isleta Police Department. U.S. Attorney Maria Elna Stiteler is prosecuting the case.
The case is still under investigation.
Stay updated on the latest news updates with the KOAT app. You can download it here.
