The snowstorm that pummeled Washington over the weekend had just gotten started when a man armed with a handgun robbed a Bethesda bank, Montgomery County police said.
It was about 2 p.m. Friday, a little more than an hour before the steadily falling snow began to stick to the ground, when the robber entered the M&T Bank at 7700 Wisconsin Ave., pulled out a handgun and demanded money from tellers. Bank employees handed over an undisclosed amount of cash, and the robber ran through the shopping plaza that sits a block from the Bethesda Metro station, getting away through the rapidly developing blizzard, police said. No one was injured.
Police described the robber as a black male between 27 and 30 years old. He’s about 5 feet 8 inches tall and has a medium build. He had a mustache and an unclean shave. Surveillance photos show he was wearing a baseball cap with a white logo, a dark-colored coat, black jeans and black gloves.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Montgomery County police robbery section at 240-773-5100. Callers who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest and/or indictment for this bank robbery.
For information about Washington-area bank robberies, visit bankbandits.org.
