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| Robbery Date/Time: | 12/5/2008 13:30 |
| Location: | US Bank |
| Address: | 1240 Columbus Avenue |
| City: | Washington Court House |
| State: | OH |
| Zip: | |
| Lead Investigator/Agency: | C.A. Scott - Washington CH PD |
| Phone Number: | 740-636-2370 |
| Email: | |
| Description: | On December 5, 2008 at approximately 2:30 pm, a man entered the US Bank, 1240 Columbus Avenue, Washington Court House, Ohio and went to an employee seated in her office and asked about opening an account. After receiving the information requested, the man slid a note to the employee which demanded money and threatening to shoot her if she did not comply. The man leaned back and displayed a handgun tucked at the waist of his pants. The employee got up, retrieved money from a teller drawer, and handed it to the robber. The robber took off out of the bank, ran westbound to a Laundromat where he discarded some of his clothing items, then fled the area before police arrived. The robber was described as a male, light-skinned black or bi-racial, approximately 30's-40's of age, 5'10", medium build, wearing a dark baseball cap, light blue colored hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and white tennis shoes.
The robber has been identified as James W. Armstrong. |
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