May 1, 2017
The Richmond
Police Department has made an arrest related to two robberies which occurred
last week in Carytown and Willow Lawn.The suspect, Andrew S. Falk, 30, of the 800 block of North Boulevard, was charged with robbery (x2). Falk is also a person of interest in a robbery which occurred in Henrico County on April 17. A Richmond City booking photo is attached.
Shortly after
1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, the suspect entered the Petco animal supplies
store at 10 N. Nansemond St. and gave the cashier a note demanding money from
the cash drawer. He fled store on foot, entered a green Honda, and drove
eastbound on Floyd Avenue.
The next day,
around 2:30 p.m. at the Wells Fargo at 4901 West Broad Street, the suspect
entered the bank, approached the customer service desk, handed the teller a
note and softly said, “Cooperate with me. I don’t want to hurt you,” He then
advised the teller not to cause a scene. The bank teller then handed the
suspect money from her drawer.
The suspect
asked her, “Where are the hundred dollar bills?” When the teller explained she
did have any large bills, he fled on foot heading southbound on Staples Mill
Road toward Monument Avenue.
No weapons were
involved in either incident.
On Thursday,
April 27, Falk was taken into custody and was arrested without incident.
Anyone with
additional information about these incidents is asked to call Third Precinct
Detective Ryan Nixon at (804) 646-1165 or contact Crime Stoppers at
780-1000 or at www.7801000.com. Both Crime
Stoppers contacts are anonymous.Andrew Falk
