Crime & Courts

Police search for robbers of 2 Charlotte banks


This man is suspected of robbing First Citizens Bank at 8105 Mallard Creek Road on Sept. 3.
This man is suspected of robbing First Citizens Bank at 8105 Mallard Creek Road on Sept. 3. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are asking for the public’s help in solving two local bank robberies.

About 2:30 p.m. Sept. 3, a man wearing a white button-down shirt and sunglasses robbed First Citizens Bank at 8105 Mallard Creek Road, police said. The man is 30 to 40 years old, police said.

About 2 p.m. Tuesday, a man wearing a black zip-up hoodie and sunglasses robbed the Wells Fargo Bank branch at 2610 W. Sugar Creek Road. The robber in that case is about 25 to 30 years old, police said.

Police released surveillance video images this week of the men suspected of robbing the banks.

Joe Marusak

This story was originally published September 24, 2015 at 10:35 AM with the headline "Police search for robbers of 2 Charlotte banks."

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