Bowie Crime Alert: ATM Users Faced Armed Robber

An armed robber confronted people using ATM machines in the past two weeks, prompting the Bowie Police Department to warn residents to use extra caution.

The first incident occurred at 10:57 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Bank of America, 3791 Evergreen Parkway in Bowie. Police say the suspect pointed a semi-automatic handgun at the victim through the driver’s window. The victim was able to quickly drive away.

The suspect was wearing a green hooded sweatshirt with black horizontal stripes.

In the second case, a man carrying a knife approached a customer using the ATM about 6:49 p.m. on Oct. 31 at Capital One Bank, 15460 Annapolis Road in Bowie. The suspect produced a knife, demanded money and then fled the scene in a white pickup truck.

The suspect is described as a black man, 6’0”, with a slim build. Police say he was wearing a white fleece hoodie, grey shirt, white skull cap, blue jeans, and black boots. The reported getaway vehicle may have been a

white Chevy Colorado with black fender flares and three tool boxes attached to the truck’s bed.

No injuries were reported in either case.

The Bowie Police Department is investigating both crimes.

Anyone with information regarding either incident is asked to contact the City of Bowie Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 301-575-2480 or Detective Welsh (301-575-1821) or Detective Wood (301-575-1822).

For more information and a description of the suspects, view the attached flyers or view them on the city’s website at www.cityofbowie.org/wanted.