Unarmed Men Hold Up City Bank

Unarmed Men Hold Up City Bank

By Samantha Thrift Wednesday, June 22, 2011

City police say this man robbed the SunTrust Bank on Tuesday afternoon.

Williamsburg Police are investigating their second unarmed robbery of the week in the city. The most recent robbery happened at 4:06 p.m. Tuesday at the SunTrust Bank located in the 1100 block of Jamestown Road.

Two men entered the bank, indicated they were armed and took an undetermined amount of money. They then fled by foot through the Village Green subdivision.
One of the suspects is described as a black male, who was dressed in a white shirt and jean shorts, wearing sunglasses and a gray cap. The second is also a black male, who was wearing an orange polo-style shirt, jeans, sunglasses and a camo printed cap. Both of the men are around 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall.

City police say this man was one of two who robbed the SunTrust Bank Tuesday afternoon.

The other robbery involved an unarmed man who vaulted over the pharmacy counter and stole narcotics from the Walgreens pharmacy on Richmond Road Sunday around 9:26 p.m.

Williamsburg police said the Walgreens robber was dressed in all black and wearing gloves and a mask. He acted like he had a weapon, then demanded narcotics from the pharmacist.

Anyone with information about either of these crimes is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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-2 #3 Guest 2011-06-24 08:42

Quoting Conserned:

How hard would it be for banks to lock the doors and only admit those who have a ATM/Debit Card from entering?

I think that's not a logistical solution to this particular problem. A bank is a business that serves the public. I can think of several reasons a legitimate customer might approach a bank without being an account holder (i.e. for a new account, a mortgage application, notary services, to cash a check drawn on an account from that bank, etc).

To require a pass-card for entering the building, like a dorm on a college campus, just isn't practical for a bank.

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+1 #2 Guest 2011-06-24 08:33

Is anyone else relived to hear they weren't -in fact- armed? I'm not begin sarcastic. The violent crimes seem to be getting closer & closer to home. A bank robbery is BAD. An armed bank robbery is VERY BAD. If these two men were going to rob a bank anyway, at least they had no intention of killing anyone who got in their way. I hope they get caught (great pictures!) and brought to justice for their crime, but I am grateful that crime didn't include killing or maiming the wonderful women working at that branch.

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+7 #1 Guest 2011-06-23 09:43

Finally some good pictures of the bad guys.
If every business that has been robbed over that past year had such images, I am sure this would come to an end.

These guys will be caught soon or are long gone by now.

How hard would it be for banks to lock the doors and only admit those who have a ATM/Debit Card from entering?

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