Sheriff Names Suspect in Richmond Road Bank Robbery

By WYDaily Staff Friday, July 16, 2010

York County sheriff’s investigators now have a name to go with the face. They’re looking for Corey Leon White, a Newport News man suspected in Wednesday morning’s robbery at the Bank of America branch on Richmond Road.

White is described as 5’11” tall and weighing 175 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair, and is possibly bald.

White's last known address is in the 500 block of Woodfin Road in Newport News.

Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Dennis Ivey, Jr. said numerous tips had led to White as a suspect. Investigators have warrants on file for one count on each of these charges: armed roberry, grand larceny and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.

Ivey said the suspect entered the Bank of America branch on Richmond Road around 9:54 a.m. Wednesday and displayed a note to the teller that indicated he was armed and demanded cash.

The teller complied with the note, and the subject fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. He was last seen heading west out of the bank toward the rear of neighboring businesses.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.