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Friday, October 16, 2009

Salisbury Police Department Press Releases


On October 15, 2009 at approximately 10:41 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the BB & T Bank on Riverside Drive for the report of a robbery. Upon arrival the officers met with bank employees that advised that the bank had been entered by two (2) suspects who approached the teller area. One of the suspects (#1 below) produced a handgun and demanded currency from the teller. Both suspects fled from the bank and ran south behind an apartment complex. A witness advised that the suspects fled from the area in vehicle, described below. There were no injuries. The suspects were described as follows:

# 1: black male, 5’10”, 150 lbs, wearing all black with a
camouflage mask and in possession of a black large frame
handgun.
#2: black male, 5’10”, 150 lbs., wearing all black with a black
face mask also in possession of a dark handgun

The vehicle was described as a dark blue older model Honda Accord, possibly early 1990’s model with dark tinted windows.
This investigation is continuing. CC # 200900036487

On the same date, at approximately 11:48 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Shore Bank on South US Rt. 13 for the report of a robbery. Upon arrival the officers met with bank employees who advised that a single suspect had entered the bank and had confronted the employees with a firearm. The employees advised that the suspect entered the bank and produced the firearm, then vaulted the teller counter. The suspect ordered an employee to put U.S. currency into a bag that the suspect possessed, then vaulted back over the counter before fleeing from the bank. The suspect was observed fleeing from the bank on foot in a northerly direction. There were no injuries. The suspect was described as:

Black male, 5’8” to 5”10, thin, wearing a black “hoody” type sweat jacket, blue jeans, white tennis shoes, and with a light colored bandanna covering his facial area. The firearm appears to be a shortened shotgun type weapon.

This investigation is continuing. CC # 200900036725

If anyone has any information involving either of these robberies they are asked to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3165 or to contact Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776. Information may be submitted anonymously.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

MORE robberies? More?

WTF is that sorry police chief doing in Salisbury?