Schools Locked Down While Police Search for Bank Robber
By MATTHEW STABLEY
Updated 7:00 PM EDT, Thu, Oct 8, 2009
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Three Alexandria schools were locked down for about an hour Thursday morning as police searched for an armed bank robber, according to the Alexandria Police Department.
At about 10:20 p.m., a man walked into the Wachovia branch in the 3600 block of King Street, approached a teller, displayed a firearm and demanded money, police said. The man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Police searched the area with the help of K-9 units. T.C. Williams High School, T.C. Williams Minnie Howard and Francis Hammond Middle School were locked down as a precaution while police searched.
Officers took a person of interest into custody for questioning, police said.
No one was harmed in the robbery.
First Published: Oct 8, 2009 5:41 PM EDT
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