ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Information Office
2003 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703.838.4636
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 26, 2007 11:00 A.M.
Alexandria Police Investigate Bank Robbery in Old Town
The Alexandria Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating a robbery that occurred this morning at the Virginia Commerce Bank at 506 King Street in Alexandria. There were no injuries.
Around 9 a.m., a suspect entered the bank and approached a teller. The suspect, armed with a handgun, demanded money and the victim complied. The suspect then fled from the bank in an unknown direction with an undisclosed amount of money.
The suspect is described as a white male in his late 30s to early 40s, and 5-feet 8-inches to 5-feet 10-inches tall. He was clean-shaven and well dressed, wearing a grey fedora hat with a black band, a shirt and tie, a tan or grey long dress coat, and dress shoes.
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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Unidentified Bank Robber