UPDATE: Search Continues For Asheville Bank Robber
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Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2012 · News & Politics
The search is on to find the man who robbed an Asheville bank Tuesday afternoon. It happened at the First Citizens Bank on Smokey Park Highway around 2:15 p.m. Asheville Police say a man walked into the bank and demanded money from the tellers. Detectives were told he had a weapon, but never showed it. He did get away with an undisclosed amount of cash. Investigators say he left the bank on foot. Scotty Dorland, an employee of Gun and Gear, says he saw the bank robber causually walk past his business and get into an older model dark green Chevy Blazer parked at the Auto Zone. Dorland also says the man didn't appear to be in any hurry. The suspect is described as a white male wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses and dark pants. Anyone with details on the robbery is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (828) 255-5050.\nFollow Megan Schiering on Twitter @mschieringWLOS _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
