South Whitley Bank Robbed; Suspect Held
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SOUTH WHITLEY - Another area bank robbery occurred this morning and the suspect is reportedly in custody after a police chase in which several squad cars were damaged.
The suspect allegedly rammed a least one of the police cars while the pursuit traveled through Allen County.
He was reportedly in custody less than an hour after the 9 a.m. robbery. The identity of the man was not released as of press time.
The robbery occurred this morning at the First Federal Bank branch in South Whitley.
No specific information about the robbery was available late this morning, but unofficial reports indicate the suspect could be the same man who robbed the Pierceton branch of Lake City Bank April 3.
Several such robberies of banks and liquor stores have occurred within the past month in Pierceton, South Whitley, Huntington and North Manchester.
Authorities believe the same suspect is responsible for the recent robberies. [[In-content Ad]]
SOUTH WHITLEY - Another area bank robbery occurred this morning and the suspect is reportedly in custody after a police chase in which several squad cars were damaged.
The suspect allegedly rammed a least one of the police cars while the pursuit traveled through Allen County.
He was reportedly in custody less than an hour after the 9 a.m. robbery. The identity of the man was not released as of press time.
The robbery occurred this morning at the First Federal Bank branch in South Whitley.
No specific information about the robbery was available late this morning, but unofficial reports indicate the suspect could be the same man who robbed the Pierceton branch of Lake City Bank April 3.
Several such robberies of banks and liquor stores have occurred within the past month in Pierceton, South Whitley, Huntington and North Manchester.
Authorities believe the same suspect is responsible for the recent robberies. [[In-content Ad]]