Crime & Safety
United Bank Robbed Tuesday on Leesburg Pike
Bank was held up Tuesday morning; no word yet on a suspect or suspects.
The United Bank on Leesburg Pike was robbed on Tuesday morning, a Fairfax County Police spokeswoman has confirmed.
The bank robbery took place at approximately 11:20 a.m. Tuesday at the bank, located at 7787 Leesburg Pike. The location is very close to the I-495 Beltway.
A Patch reader who lives nearby and was home on her lunch break said she could see police tape up at the scene and multiple police vehicles.
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No word yet from police on a description of a suspect or suspects.
The bank was also robbed last year on Oct. 15, 2013. That robbery also took place on a Tuesday, at 11 a.m. That suspect was described as a black male, about 5-feet, 8-inches tall, about 180 pounds with a medium build. He was described as having a long black beard and was wearing sunglasses.
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