Schools Locked Down While Police Search for Bank Robber

By Matthew Stabley
|  Thursday, Oct 8, 2009  |  Updated 7:00 PM EDT
View Comments (
)
|
Email
|
Print
Schools Locked Down While Police Search for Bank Robber

KXAS

advertisement

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.

Posted Oct 8, 2009
Leave Comments
Community
Free Shred Event: June 16
Free Shred Event: June 16
The next NBC Washington PNC Bank Community Shred is scheduled for June 16, 2012.
Read more
Follow Us
Sign up to receive news and updates that matter to you.
Send Us Your Story Tips
Check Out