Woodbridge, Manassas Bank Robber Arrested; Also Suspected Of Maryland Hold-Up: Police

WOODBRIDGE, VA — A man who allegedly robbed the Sun Trust bank, 4377 Kevin Walker Drive, last Saturday in Woodbridge was arrested Wednesday in Silver Spring, Md., by Anne Arundel County Police for a bank robbery in Edgewater last Friday. Not only that, but he also is suspected of robbing the United Bank, 9626 Center Street, in Manassas City last Thursday, according to Prince William County Police.

Jack Antonio Romero, 30, of the 2300 block of Coleridge Drive in Silver Spring, was charged in Prince William County with robbery, entering a bank armed with intent to commit larceny and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. Manassas City Police charged him with armed robbery, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and entering a bank while armed to commit larceny. Anne Arundel County Police charged him with armed robbery, robbery, second-degree assault and theft.

In both Virginia cases, Romero is said to have entered the banks during lunchtime hours, implied he had a gun, demanded money and fled. Same with the Maryland robbery at the Sandy Spring Bank, 116 Mitchell Chance Road. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. Also, like us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Photo: Anne Arundel County Police