Arlington County Police have been alerted to a bank robbery that occurred in McLean within the hour.
According to a police lookout, the Wachovia Bank at 1300 Chain Bridge Road was robbed by a man wearing a white mask and holding a black handgun.
It’s standard procedure for police departments to be notified about bank robberies in surrounding jurisdictions.
Update at 1:40 p.m. — Police describe the suspect as a black male in his mid to late 30s, about 5’8″ and between 150 and 170 pounds. He was reportedly wearing an “elderly white man” costume mask and dark clothing, according to the Falls Church News-Press.