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PNC Bank offers $5K for information on Charlotte bank robber

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are asking for the public’s help in identifying this man suspected in two Charlotte bank robberies.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are asking for the public’s help in identifying this man suspected in two Charlotte bank robberies. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

PNC Bank is offering a reward of $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a robber who struck two Charlotte branches in recent weeks.

PNC’s reward, announced Monday, is in addition to a cash offer of up to $500 from Crime Stoppers, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

The latest robbery happened around 9:42 a.m. Saturday at the PNC Bank in the 7800 block of Arboretum Drive. The same man is suspected of robbing a Fifth Third Bank on Pineville-Matthews Road around 10:45 a.m. Jan. 28.

In both cases, the man handed a bank employee a note demanding money and fled with the cash, according to reports from CMPD.

The suspect is believed to be a black male, 35 to 40 years old, 5-feet-8-inches tall with a medium build and a skin discoloration.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

Karen Sullivan: 704-358-5532, @Sullivan_kms

This story was originally published February 15, 2016 at 11:56 AM with the headline "PNC Bank offers $5K for information on Charlotte bank robber."

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