Crime & Safety

Police Release Photos of Suspected Bank Robber

PNC Bank on Piedmont Road was robbed on Wednesday.

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The Atlanta police wants residents to be on the lookout for the individual in the attached photos who is suspected of robbing a PNC Bank on Wednesday.

According to Officer John Chafee, "the suspect entered the bank, passed a note to the teller demanding $5000 in cash. The suspect was given over $3,000 in cash and fled the location on foot."

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The suspect is described as a white male in his late 30s to early 40s, 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-8 in height and weighing around 160 pounds. Police say he was wearing a red sweat shirt, light color blue jeans and a dark skull cap.

The suspect was last seen fleeing the PNC Bank, which is located at 2450 Piedmont Road, heading north on Piedmont at around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Anyone with information on this robbery is asked to contact Atlanta Police Commercial Robbery Investigators at 404-546-4255 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.

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