Crime & Safety
Robber Snatches ATM Card Out Of Victim's Hand
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported robbery at the ATM location of the Bank of America parking lot at 3450 Clark Road where a victim had their ATM card taken from their hand.
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Authorities are searching for a man who swiped a victim's ATM card out of their hand at a Bank of America Saturday.
The responded to a reported robbery at the ATM location of the parking lot at 3450 Clark Road at 11:52 a.m. The victim and several witnesses indicated that the suspect approached the victim after they used the ATM.
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The suspect then demanded the money which the victim just withdrew, according to the sheriff's office. When the victim did not comply immediately, the suspect grabbed the victims ATM card and receipt then fled the area, the sheriff's office said.
Witnesses told deputies that the suspect left the area traveling rast on Clark Road in a green mid-'90s Ford Explorer with Florida tag 220PHE.
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Witnesses described the suspect as a white or Hispanic man, 5 feet 7 inches tall, medium build, wearing a black baseball cap and a white windbreaker.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Criminal Investigations at 941-861-4900 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS (8477), online at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com or by texting TIP109 plus a message to CRIMES (274637).
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