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