November 10, 2015
Richmond Police detectives need the public’s help to
identify the suspect in the attached photos, whom is believed to have robbed
one bank and attempted to rob a second.
“We believe the suspect who robbed the Wells Fargo on West
Cary Street on Monday appears to be one of a pair who attempted to rob the
Gateway Bank on Patterson Avenue last week,” said Third Precinct Detective
William Cutshall. “A closer look at both surveillance photos reveals some
distinct similarities in the markings on the suspect’s clothing.”
Richmond Police previously sent advisories on both
incidents.
At approximately 12:57 p.m. on November 6, officers
responded to the Gateway Bank, located at 5300 Patterson Avenue, for a report
of an attempted robbery. Two suspects tried to enter the bank, but the
secondary doors were closed and they were not able to get inside. One of the
two suspects displayed a firearm to a bank employee in a second attempt to gain
entry, which prompted the employee to call police.
Around 9:20 a.m. on Monday, the suspect entered the Wells
Fargo Bank at 3508 W. Cary Street, passed a note to the teller indicating he
was armed and demanded money. After taking cash, he fled along West Cary Street
toward Nansemond Avenue.
In both incidents, the suspect was described as a black
male, age 25-30, wearing coveralls with white paint marks on them.
The second suspect in the attempted robbery at Gateway Bank
is described as a 5-foot-9-inch to 6-foot tall, black male, age 25-30, weighing
about 150 pounds. He was wearing a black hoodie, black pants, a black and grey
baseball cap.
Detectives ask anyone with any information about this individual to call Third Precinct Detective William Cutshall at (804) 646-1068 or email william.cutshall@richmondgov.com. Citizens with information can also call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000 or text Crime Stoppers at 274637, using the key word “ITip” followed by your tip. Both Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.
