Police say they have apprehended a man linked to three Northern Virginia bank robberies committed in September, thanks to alert bank employees. Alexandria police said workers at the SunTrust Bank located at 3610 King St. saw a suspicious man in the lobby of the branch at about 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 30. The employees recognized the man as the robber who held up the same branch on Sept. 7.
In that robbery, police said, the man entered the bank and demanded money. A teller handed over cash, and the thief then fled from the bank on foot.
No one was injured and the robber did not display a weapon.
When bank workers saw the man again, they called police, and 43-year-old Michael Briscoe, of the District, was taken into custody.
No robbery was attempted that day.
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Police announced this month that Briscoe, who was charged in Alexandria with robbery in the Sept. 7 heist, has also been charged with two Fairfax County bank hold-ups that were reported in September.
In the first incident, on Sept. 23, police allege that Briscoe entered the Bank of America located 5707 Seminary Road in the Bailey’s Crossroads area at about 10:15 a.m., passed a note to the teller demanding money and fled after obtaining cash.
<br/><small><a href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?q=5707+Seminary+Road,+Bailey’s+Crossroads,+VA&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.554089,80.947266&vpsrc=0&hnear=5707+Seminary+Rd,+Bailey’s+Crossroads,+Fairfax,+Virginia+22041&t=m&ie=UTF8&hq=&z=14&ll=38.846526,-77.124581&source=embed” style=”color:#0000FF;text-align:left”>View Larger Map</a></small> <p><span class=”BodyCopy”>The <a target=”_blank” href=”http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/news-releases/2011/092711springfieldbankrob.htm#”>other hold-up</a> took place shortly after noon on Sept. 27 at the SunTrust branch located at <a target=”_blank” href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?q=7205+Commerce+St.,+Springfield,+VA&hl=en&ll=38.782123,-77.190199&spn=0.018567,0.039525&sll=38.846526,-77.124581&sspn=0.01855,0.039525&vpsrc=6&hnear=7205+Commerce+St,+Springfield,+Virginia+22150&t=m&z=15″>7205 Commerce St.</a> in Springfield. Police said Briscoe gave a teller a note demanding money, but fled from the bank without receiving any cash.</span></p> <iframe width=”425″ height=”350″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ src=”http://maps.google.com/maps?q=7205+Commerce+St.,+Springfield,+VA&hl=en&sll=38.846526,-77.124581&sspn=0.01855,0.039525&vpsrc=0&hnear=7205+Commerce+St,+Springfield,+Virginia+22150&t=m&ie=UTF8&hq=&z=14&ll=38.782123,-77.190199&output=embed”/><br/><small><a href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?q=7205+Commerce+St.,+Springfield,+VA&hl=en&sll=38.846526,-77.124581&sspn=0.01855,0.039525&vpsrc=0&hnear=7205+Commerce+St,+Springfield,+Virginia+22150&t=m&ie=UTF8&hq=&z=14&ll=38.782123,-77.190199&source=embed” style=”color:#0000FF;text-align:left”>View Larger Map</a></small> <p><span class=”BodyCopy”>No one was injured in either of the Fairfax robberies, and no weapon was brandished in either case.</span></p> <p><span style=”font-style:italic;” class=”EndEmailTag”><i><a href=” mailto:[email protected] “>[email protected]</a></i></span></p>
