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Durham man, suspected of being 'ball cap bandit,' arrested in Texas
A man wanted in five North Carolina bank robberies has been arrested after a holdup in Texas, authorities said.
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DURHAM, N.C. — A man wanted in five North Carolina bank robberies has been arrested after a holdup in Texas, authorities said.
Melvin Andrew Williamson, 50, of 2316 Fitzgerald Ave. in Durham, was apprehended Wednesday after a bank robbery in Midland, Texas.
Williamson was linked to the following robberies:
- BB&T, 2527 N.C. Highway 127 South, Hickory, April 13
- State Employees Credit Union, 1900 S. Fifth St., Mebane, April 18
- BB&T, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville, April 24
- First Citizens Bank, 11 S. College Ave., Newton, April 26
- State Employees Credit Union, 3810 Ben Franklin Blvd., Durham, April 28
Authorities dubbed the robber the "ball cap bandit" because he wore a baseball cap during each holdup.
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