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Bank Robber Arrested After Targeting Virginia Truist Branch In Leesburg (Updated)

It didn't take long for detectives in Loudoun County to track down a masked man wanted for robbing a bank on Friday, authorities announced.

Joshua M. Boyce

Joshua M. Boyce

Photo Credit: Leesburg Police Department
The wanted man in Leesburg

The wanted man in Leesburg

Photo Credit: Leesburg Police Department

Joshua M. Boyce, 25, a local resident, was identified and arrested following an incident at a Leesburg bank, which was followed by a short-lived police pursuit, officials say.

Officers were called at around 11:45 a.m. on Sept. 27 to Truist Bank in the 1000 block of Edwards Ferry Road NW in Leesburg, where there was a reported robbery.

According to police, members of the Leesburg Police Department were called at 11:42 a.m. on Friday to the bank, as well as the 200 block of Fort Evans Road NE at the Leesburg Outlet Mall to conduct an investigation.

During a subsequent canvas and search of the area, officers spotted Boyce near the mall, at which point he fled on foot, only to be apprehended without further incident following a brief chase.

Boyce as taken into custody and charged with robbery and wearing of a mask in connection with a robbery.

He was taken to the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center pending a bond review.

The investigation is ongoing.

More information is expected to be released.

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