Arlington County police are on scene of a bank robbery along Columbia Pike.
The Bank of America near the corner of the Pike and S. Glebe Road was robbed around 10:30 a.m. by a man who displayed or implied a gun and passed a note demanding cash, according to initial reports.
No injuries were reported. The suspect, described as a heavyset black male, possibly with tattoos on his arms, ran off with the cash.
“Expect continued police activity in the area,” ACPD said on social media.
Update on 4/5/23 — The police department has released the following on the robbery in its daily crime report.
BANK ROBBERY, 2023-04040102, 3400 block of Columbia Pike. At approximately 10:29 a.m. on April 4, police were dispatched to the report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, it was determined the unknown male suspect entered the bank, slipped the teller a note, implied he had a weapon and demanded money. The suspect then entered a blue sedan and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. No weapon was seen or displayed, and no injuries were reported. The suspect is described as a Black male wearing a black jacket and a white mask. The investigation is ongoing.