ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Information Office
2003 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703-838-4636
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 30, 2004
Alexandria Police Investigate Robbery at Wachovia Bank
The Alexandria Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating an armed robbery that occurred today at the Wachovia Bank at 4651 King Street in Alexandria. There were no injuries.
At approximately 2:02 p.m., two suspects, both armed with handguns, entered the bank and approached the bank manager. They announced the robbery and went behind the teller counter where they removed money from the teller drawers. Both suspects then fled from the bank with an undisclosed amount of money.
Both suspects are described as black males wearing ski masks over their faces and gloves that covered their hands and lower arms.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Criminal Investigations Section of the Alexandria Police Department at 703-838-4444 or 703-838-4711.
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