Cotswold Elementary locked down briefly during search for bank robber
Cotswold Elementary School in southeast Charlotte was placed on lock down for a short period Tuesday morning while Charlotte-Mecklenburg police searched for a robbery suspect.
The robbery occurred about 9:11 a.m. Monday at the SunTrust Bank at 207 S. Sharon Amity Road. A single suspect entered the bank and escaped with an undisclosed amount of money.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police dogs and aviation units are involved in the search, which promoted the school lock down. No injuries were reported at the robbery site.
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This story was originally published September 6, 2016 at 10:21 AM with the headline "Cotswold Elementary locked down briefly during search for bank robber."