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July 27, 2011

Baltimore County police search for bank robber

Baltimore County Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred at the PNC Bank inside of Giant Food, 8100-block of Loch Raven Boulevard, 21286.
 
Baltimore County police are searching for a man who robbed a PNC Bank branch inside a Giant Food store on Loch Raven Boulevard. The holdup occurred about 1:30 p.m. when police said man handed a note a teller demanding money and implying he was armed.

He left with the store and may have driven away in a vehicle. Police said the man was in his late 30s to early 40s, stands about 5 feet 10 inche tall and weights about 190 pounds. He has a light to medium complexion.

Anyone with information about the identity or whereabouts of the suspect is asked to call Baltimore County Police at 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-LOCKUP (1-866-756-2587).

To text a message to Metro Crime Stoppers, send to "CRIMES" (274637), then enter the message starting with "MCS," or e-mail a tip to Metro Crime Stoppers. Those contacting Metro Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and might be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 9:49 AM | | Comments (2)
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A helpful piece of information that might help yield some tips would be to say when this robbery occurred. Was it 130 pm yesterday, one day last week, March 17??? Just a suggestion.

A PNC Bank was also robbed in the New Town Giant back in February. Could that be connected as well?

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About Peter Hermann
Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.



Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.
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