Crime & Safety

Police Ask For Help Finding Bank Robber With Acne, Large Ears

A Wells Fargo Bank was robbed Monday morning by a suspect with distinguishable features wearing sunglasses, a dark hooded sweatshirt.

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CHARLOTTE, NC — The FBI and Charlotte police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect they say robbed a north Charlotte Wells Fargo Monday morning, as well as Harrisburg bank last month.

The suspect, who was described as “having acne on his cheeks and large ears and wearing dark clothing, approached a bank teller at the Wells Fargo at 8700 JM Keynes Drive shortly before 11 a.m. and passed a note demanding money.

After receiving the money, he fled the scene.

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According to police, the suspect is also believed to be behind an Aug. 25 robbery at a Wells Fargo in Harrisburg, N.C.

The suspect was about 5-foot, 10-inches tall, and between 170 and 190 pounds. He was wearing a black hoodie, black pants with a white design on one of the legs, dark sunglasses and Nike sneakers that were possibly Jordan brand, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

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Police ask that anyone with information about this case contact Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600, or FBI Charlotte at 704-672-6100.

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Photo courtesy of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

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