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Posted: November 6, 2012

Armed man robs credit union in Durham

Durham, N.C. — Durham police are looking for a man who robbed a credit union at gunpoint Tuesday morning.

Witnesses said the armed man entered the Vision Financial Federal Credit Union, at 214 Pacific Ave., about 8:15 a.m. and demanded money. He stole an undisclosed amount before running out.

The man was described as black, in his late teens or early 20s with a distinctive gait. He was about 6 feet tall and slender, wearing a hoodie, a knit cap, a dark shirt, gloves and gray pants.

Anyone with information is asked to call Durham police at 919-560-4582, ext. 29247, or Crime Stoppers at 919-683-1200. Crime Stoppers pays a cash reward for information leading to an arrest, and callers can remain confidential.

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The door in and the door out have separate glass cubes.

ncmickey
November 8, 2012 10:33 a.m.

LOL... The bank I do business in has this system. Its brilliant. When you walk in the outside door you are in a glass cube. You walk to next door,2 steps maybe, and there is another glass door into the bank lobby. It is locked and there is a red light The door behind you that you just used to enter the bank closes and then a green light comes on and the door is unlocked. You walk into bank. On the way out, the inner door is unlocked. You open and walk into the cube. The door to outside is locked. You wait for door behind you to close then the outside door unlocks and you leave. Its obvious when you walk it what its intent is. If you still rob the bank, you would be pretty dumb...

ncmickey
November 8, 2012 10:15 a.m.

"Does anyone besides me follow what twoods7 is saying? He clearly states that the person would be stuck in the area BETWEEN the bank's lobby area and the front (or side) doors."

So what happens if another customer is entering the bank the same time the robber is exiting and gets stuck in the glass cage? Hostage situation.

xxxxxxxxxxxxx
November 7, 2012 8:27 a.m.

gee wizz, durham is getting all the news coverage, robberies, shootings, scandels. While the rest of the state just tries to live life.

pappybigtuna1
November 6, 2012 4:29 p.m.

Well, most robbers don't announce themselves as such on the way in...the idea is to stop them on the way out provided it doesn't turn into a hostage situation. thanks Scubagirl for at least trying to see it as something other than negative. It's not like what is posted is going to make it work anyway.