Second suspect in robbery scheme turns self in

The second suspect in an embezzlement bank robbery scheme at a Fairfax County Bank of America turned himself in to police Monday.

Piero Alvarado, 20, of Springfield, has been charged with grand larceny after he allegedly robbed a Bank of America at 8096 Rolling Road around 3 p.m. on Aug. 28.

According to Fairfax County police, Alvarado entered the bank, handed a female teller a note announcing a bank robbery, received an undisclosed amount of cash and took off on foot.

Police originally identified the teller as a victim, but further investigation revealed that Pamela Ghofrani Shadman, 20, of Springfield, was an acquaintance of Alvarado’s, police said.

Shadman was charged with embezzlement on Sept. 4.

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