Updated: Bank robber suspected of changing his shirt between robberies
New information
From the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office:
At approximately 9:11 this morning multiple units from the Sheriff’s Office responded to a bank robbery alarm at the Wells Fargo Bank at 131 Garrisonville Road in north Stafford. In this incident the male suspect handed the teller a note demanding money in large denominations.
When the teller told the man she did not have the requested denominations the suspect walked out of the bank. No weapon was displayed. The suspect is described as a black male with a beard, wearing jeans and a gray hoodie. The suspect was wearing a Clemson Tiger baseball cap and sunglasses, carrying a small zippered black bag.
At 9:41 this morning the same suspect entered the BB&T at 760 Warrenton Road in south Stafford and demanded money from a teller. In this incident the subject stated that he had a weapon. The teller gave the suspect an undetermined amount of money.
The male suspect had changed his shirt, now described as a blue/gray white striped
shirt and had changed his hat which was described as a black baseball cap. The suspect was last seen walking out of the bank.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect. If anyone has any information as to the identity of the suspect they are asked to Contact the Sheriff’s Office at 540-658-4400, call Crime Solvers at 540-659-2020 (callers may remain anonymous) or text “STAFFORD” + your tip to CRIMES (274637).
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Two banks were robbed in Stafford County this morning.
The first was a Wells Fargo bank at 131 Garrisonville Road in North Stafford at 9:11 a.m. A black man wearing jeans, a gray hoodie, and sunglasses, walked into the bank and demanded money and then left on foot, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy. No weapon was presented during the robbery, said Kennedy.
The second robbery occurred at 9:41 a.m. at 760 Warrenton Road in south Stafford, at a BB&T bank branch. In this robbery, a black man with a mustache and goatee, wearing a blue and gray stripped shirt, black hit with an Orioles baseball cap walked into the bank and demanded cash, said Kennedy. He left on foot, and it’s not clear if any weapon was used in this robbery.
Stafford sheriff’s deputies have closed the parking lots of both banks for their investigation into the robberies, said Kennedy. Residents in the area of the banks should expect an increased police presence for the next few hours.
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