Halloween masks all the rage for bank robbers
By: Freeman Klopott
Examiner Staff Writer
October 27, 2009
A bank robber in Loudoun County got into the Halloween spirit early when he slipped on a spooky mask, pulled out a handgun and demanded cash from tellers at a BB&T Bank, authorities said.
"This time of year Halloween masks are more prevalent in bank robberies," said Loudoun County Sheriff's Office spokesman Kraig Troxell. Earlier this month, two masked men robbed a Wachovia bank in Alexandria and another in Burke. During the Alexandria robbery, one man dressed as a construction worker, wearing a yellow hard hat and an orange vest.
The latest masked caper took place around 9 a.m. Monday when the robber entered the bank on the 20920 block of Davenport Drive in Sterling, Troxell said. He was wearing the mask of a distorted man's face with large white teeth and had a walking cane with him that he left by the door and then picked up on his way out with an undisclosed amount of cash.
No one was injured in the robbery.
It was unclear whether the robber needed the cane to help him walk, Troxell said. The robber fled in an unknown direction.
Authorities said the robber was about 6 feet tall and was wearing all black. Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office at 703-777-0745.
Troxell said investigators are looking into the possibility that Monday's robbery in Loudoun is linked to the two earlier this month when the thieves wore masks.
For more information about Washington area bank robberies, visit www.bankrobberies.org.
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