Raleigh suspect might be serial bank robber

Raleigh, N.C. — A suspect who robbed a Raleigh bank Wednesday morning is believed to be the same man wanted in a series of other bank robberies, police said.

The robbery happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. at the Wachovia Bank at 2600 Hillsborough St., police spokesman Jim Sughrue said.

Investigators believe the man also robbed the SunTrust Bank at 910 Kildaire Farm Road in Cary on Nov. 25; the Wachovia at 6623 Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh on Dec. 29 and Jan. 21; and the SunTrust branch at 3620 Six Forks Road in Raleigh on Feb. 26.

A teller was injured in the Feb. 26 robbery.

In each case, the robber was described as a masked black man with a slender to medium build who is about 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-11 and has noticeably misshapen teeth.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call the Raleigh Police Department’s Detective Division at 919-996-3555 or Raleigh Crime Stoppers at 919-834-HELP.

Wachovia, SunTrust Bank and the Raleigh and Cary Crime Stoppers organizations are offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to an arrest in the cases.

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When I lived in New Jersey they had/have thick glass between teller and customer. Leaving out the weapons thank you. Also those teeth might be real might not be.

TeresaBee
March 31, 2010 4:56 p.m.

As for arming tellers, I watched 20/20 once regarding guns and arming everyone. A study was done about people being armed in public during "aggravated" situations. The people involved were everyday people, but most all had experience with guns. Each subject was in a classroom filled with extras if you will, listening to what they thought was a seminar. All of a sudden, a guy burst in and started shooting.

Not one of subjects of the study, who were armed, were able to even get their gun out of the holster in time to do anything at all. Some of these people have even been handling weapons since their childhood. So I'm not sure that sending a teller to training, handing him/her a gun, and saying Good Luck, would be the best resolution.

mistersinister
March 31, 2010 4:52 p.m.

This is exactly why ALL bank tellers should be armed and required to be trained in the use of their weapon. We would have NO bank robberies after a few attempts. Those of you who are going to bother arguing against the carrying of weapons, save your breath, those of us who aren't 'sheep' already have our eyes open to the real world... vaulter

NO, this is why all banks should go to the Coastal Federal CU model where you don't interact with tellers face to face. They are behind a wall. You pick up a phone (best I remember, it's been awhile since I went in) and talk/see them on the monitor. Transactions are NOT face to face.