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Commercial Robbery

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Masked Man Robs PNC Bank on Crain Highway

A suspect wearing a medical mask and plastic gloves robbed the PNC Bank located inside the Crain Highway Giant last week.

A man wearing a white medical mask and plastic gloves robbed the PNC Bank at 3500 Crain Hwy inside of the Giant grocery store on Thursday, according to a police report. At around 7:20 p.m. on Dec. 20, Bowie police responded to a holdup alarm at the PNC Bank on Crain Highway located inside of the Giant grocery store. A bank employee told police that a man entered the bank wearing a medical mask and gloves. The suspect opened his jacket to reveal what the bank employee believed to be a handgun and demanded money. The bank employee handed over the money and the suspect fled on foot. Police locked down the store to search for the suspect, but he was not found in the store, according to the report. Bowie Police detectives, Prince George’s …

Not Perfect

6:14 pm on Thursday, December 27, 2012

There needs to be miniature yet POWERFUL explosive devices, NOT harmless dye packs, inbedded in the money given to bank robbers. The timer needs to be SHORT, maybe about 3 mins MAX to lessen the chance of innocents being injured. The treasury can just print REPLACEMENT bills!!! Bank ROBBERS GIVE UP the RIGHT to safety when they decide to TAKE what does NOT belong to them.   more ›

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Suspects Drive Van Into Store in Failed Robbery Attempt

An unknown number of suspects allegedly attempted to steal merchandise from Last Stop in Bowie after crashing into the retailer, police said.

An unknown number of suspects drove an unmarked van into the the front glass doors of Last Stop on Emerald Way in Bowie Town Center on Wednesday in what police are calling an attempted robbery. A Bowie police report states that after the suspects drove through the front doors, they attempted to steal jackets that were secured inside the store with heavy-duty chains, but were unable to remove them. The suspects then attempted to flee the store in the van, which proved to be inoperable due to front end damage from the crash, according to the report. After being unable to move the van, police said the suspects fled the store in an unidentified waiting vehicle in an unknown direction. Police canvassed the area, but were unable to locate the …

Angela Allen

7:42 am on Friday, October 5, 2012

I'm very thankful that the teens who work there, including my child, were not inside at the time of incident. In addition, kudos to the employees who did their job well as the suspects were unable to obtain what I was told were very expensive Norface jackets.   more ›

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