Police looking for SunTrust Bank robbery suspect

Published November 23, 2008 5:00am ET



Authorities are looking for a man who robbed a SunTrust Bank in the Safeway store at 2021 Goshen Road in Montgomery Village.

Police said the man entered the store shortly before noon Friday posing as a customer, selecting several grocery items before walking up to the bank teller counter. He passed a note claiming he had a gun and demanded money.  The teller handed over the cash and the suspect fled on foot toward Butterwick Way.

The robber is described as a black male with a mustache, in his mid-20s, about 6 feet tall, and 270 pounds.  He wore dark blue or black military-style pants with the cuffs bloused at the top of his black boots. Anyone who has any information about this incident and/or the suspect’s identity is asked to call the Montgomery County police at 240-773-5100.  Callers may remain anonymous.