From Asheville Police Department:
Yesterday (Monday, May 17) afternoon at approximately 3:30 p.m. the Asheville Police Department responded to reports of an armed robbery at Telco Community Credit Union (36 Tunnel Road). The suspect entered the bank, passed a note to the teller demanding money and displayed a knife. He then fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5’10”-6’0’ tall, with sandy/red hair. There were no reported injuries.
A suspect matching this description and modus operandi (MO) robbed a bank in Greenville, South Carolina on Friday, May 13, 2016.
Anyone with information on this incident or the suspect’s identity is encouraged to contact the Asheville Police Department at (828) 252-1110 or Buncombe County Crime Stoppers at (828) 255-5050.
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