Great Falls Bank Robber Arrested In Montgomery County, Police Say

A person who robbed a bank in Virginia was taken into custody after crossing over state lines into Montgomery County, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

The bank robber made it from Fairfax County to Montgomery County before being apprehended.
Photo Credit: *Twitter via Fairfax County Police*

Zak Failla

03/01/2024 12:44 p.m.

Officers were called shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday morning to Wells Fargo on Walker Road in Great Falls, where a man took out a gun, demanded cash, and left in a vehicle.

He didn't make it far.

A spokesperson from the department confirmed that the bank robber was taken into custody with an assist from a police helicopter, quick-thinking officers, and backup from the Montgomery County Police Department.

No details about the suspect were immediately provided by police. The incident remains under investigation.

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