LCSO Joins FBI to Counteract Spike in Bank Robberies

The Sterling area has fallen victim to three bank robberies in recent weeks, prompting the Loudoun County Sheriff’s office to implement new measures to counteract bank robberies this holiday season.

In conjunction with the FBI Washington Field Office and the department’s partners on the Violent Crimes Task Forces in Northern Virginia, detectives with LCSO’s Criminal Investigations Division are visiting banks and speaking with their employees about steps to take before, during and after a robbery while the Field Operations Division is increasing patrols of Loudoun County banks.

A quarter of all bank robberies in the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia area over the past two years have taken place during the month of December, the FBI reports. To combat this spike in anticipated robberies, law enforcement agencies throughout the region are sharing information with banks and the public to raise awareness of the issue.

In 2014, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has investigated six bank robberies, with two cases resulting in arrests. Click here for summaries and photos of each case.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of wanted suspects is asked to call the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at 703-777-0475. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are asked to contact Loudoun Crime Solvers at 703-777-1919. Callers could be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 if the information provided to Loudoun Crime Solvers leads to an arrest and indictment. The FBI also offers rewards of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of bank robbers.