Cockeysville Bank Robbed With Note

The Baltimore County Police Department is asking for the public's help with identifying a man accused of robbing a Cockeysville bank with a piece of note paper.

On Aug. 28 at 12:30 p.m. the suspect passed a note demanding money to one of the bank tellers at the 1st Mariner Bank on York Road.

"There's no weapon that we know of," said BCPD spokesman Cpl. Michael Hill.

After the teller gave the man an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect walked out of the bank.

As is customary in cases involving federally-insured banks, the FBI is assisting Baltimore County police with the investigation. Hill said information provided by community members is also "extremely important" when it comes to solving such crimes. 

"Most of the time, other than being our eyes and ears, they see things and don't even recognize the fact that they saw it or heard it," he said. "They could've been walking down the street the same time that this guy was coming out. Maybe they recognize them. Maybe they have a friend who may know them. That's our best information a lot of times."

The suspect is described as a white male in his early-to-mid 20s. He stands over 5 feet tall with a medium build, bald head and goatee. The suspect has tattoos on the right side of his neck and on both forearms.

He was photographed at the bank, located in the 9800 block of York Road. He was wearing prescription glasses and has a lip piercing.

From Baltimore County Police: Anyone with information about the identity or whereabouts of the suspect is asked to call Baltimore County Police at 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-LOCKUP (1-866-756-2587).

To text a message to Metro Crime Stoppers, send to "CRIMES" (274637), then

enter the message starting with "MCS," or e-mail a tip to www.metrocrimestoppers.org. Those contacting Metro Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and might be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Editor's Note: In 2008, a Towson University student was raped after being attacked while unloading groceries from her car outside her apartment. I wrote the original story for my college newspaper with a similar Crime Stoppers notice at the end. Police caught the suspect by utilizing information provided by Towson community members who had seen him wandering the streets late at night.