A Springfield Wachovia Bank on Friday became the latest target in an unusually heavy spate of bank robberies in Fairfax County.
An unidentified man entered the branch at 8401 Old Keene Mill Road at about 10:30 a.m. and passed the teller a note demanding money, according to Fairfax County police spokesman Richard Henry. The details of the crime are similar to many of the other 35 heists in the county this year, though police have not linked the suspect to any of the other robberies.
The suspect, who escaped with an undisclosed amount of money, is described as a black man in his late 20s, 6-foot-1, weighing 180 pounds and dressed in black clothing. At no point during the robbery did the suspect produce a weapon, Henry said.
The bank robbery is the third in Fairfax County this week.
A man struck a BB&T branch Wednesday afternoon in the Rose Hill Shopping Center. Police believe the same man robbed a Wachovia Bank Wednesday afternoon on Richmond Highway.
Police say they’ve made arrests in 21 of the cases this year.
