The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Police, FBI hunt armed robber

Suspect held up bank branch with help of getaway driver

- Digital First Media

ROYERSFORD » The Royersford Borough Police Department and the FBI are seeking the public’s assistance to help identify and locate a bank robbery suspect and his getaway driver.

Police say the suspect is accused of robbing the BB&T Bank branch located at 793 Main St. in Royersford.

At approximat­ely 10:15 a.m. Friday, the suspect entered the bank and approached a teller. Displaying a gun tucked into his waistband, the man demanded money. After obtaining an undisclose­d

amount of cash, he exited the bank and fled the area in a white four-door sedan driven by a second person. The vehicle was missing both passenger-side hubcaps, police said.

The suspect is described as a white male in his 30s to 40s, approximat­ely 5-feet, 5-inches to 5-feet, 6-inches tall. He concealed his face with a black and white mask, and was wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, dark-colored pants and shoes, and clear plastic gloves, according to authoritie­s.

Police say the suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with informatio­n about the armed robbery or the suspect is urged to call the Royersford Borough Police Department at 610-948-3333 or the FBI at 215-418-4000.

There may be a reward for informatio­n leading to this subject’s capture; tipsters can remain anonymous, according to police.

Anyone with informatio­n about the armed robbery or the suspect is urged to call the Royersford Borough Police Department at 610948-3333 or the FBI at 215-4184000.

 ?? PHOTO FROM ROYERSFORD POLICE ?? Royersford Police and the FBI are searching for an identifica­tion and location of a bank robbery suspect. The suspect allegedly displayed a gun at BB&T bank late Friday morning.
PHOTO FROM ROYERSFORD POLICE Royersford Police and the FBI are searching for an identifica­tion and location of a bank robbery suspect. The suspect allegedly displayed a gun at BB&T bank late Friday morning.
 ?? PHOTO FROM ROYERSFORD POLICE ?? The suspect is described as a white male in his 30s to 40s, approximat­ely 5-feet, 5-inches to 5-feet, 6-inches tall. He concealed his face with a black and white mask.
PHOTO FROM ROYERSFORD POLICE The suspect is described as a white male in his 30s to 40s, approximat­ely 5-feet, 5-inches to 5-feet, 6-inches tall. He concealed his face with a black and white mask.
 ?? PHOTO FROM ROYERSFORD POLICE ?? Anyone with informatio­n about the armed robbery or the suspect is urged to call the Royersford Borough Police Department at 610-948-3333 or the FBI at 215-418-4000.
PHOTO FROM ROYERSFORD POLICE Anyone with informatio­n about the armed robbery or the suspect is urged to call the Royersford Borough Police Department at 610-948-3333 or the FBI at 215-418-4000.

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