From Roanoke Police: On February 13, 2108 at 11:29 p.m. Roanoke Police responded to the 1300 block of Hershberger Road in reference to a robbery. They spoke with the 53 year old female victim who said that she had came to the bank to make a deposit from the business where she is employed. As she exited her car and was walking to the night deposit, she was approached by a white male who demanded she give him the money. The suspect pushed the victim, and took the bank bags containing a large amount of cash. The victim fell to the ground and the suspect fled west on foot from the bank back into the wooded area behind adjacent businesses. A search by responding officers and a K-9 unit did not locate the suspect, The suspect is described as a white male, 20 to 30 years of age, 5’8′ tall and 190 pounds, wearing a black jacket and black pants. The victim had been purposefully followed by a separate employee, in another vehicle, to the bank who gave a similar description of the suspect to responding officers. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
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