Bank robberies in Virginia have nearly doubled in the first six months of this year over the same period in 2008, likely the result of an expanding bank presence in Northern Virginia and a number of heists believed to be committed by serial robbers, the FBI said.
Between Jan. 1 and June 30, 60 banks were robbed in Virginia, 27 more than in the first half of 2008, when 33 banks were hit, FBI statistics released Monday show. The number of bank robberies in the District fell from 13 in 2008 to six in 2009 during that same period and rose only slightly in Maryland from 71 in 2008 to 76 in 2009.
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