WOMAN SOUGHT BY POLICE FOR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY

On Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 5:15 p.m., a woman walked into the Bank of the Commonwealth, located in the 1800 block of Kempsville Rd. She approached the teller and showed him a note that implied she had a weapon and demanded money. The teller reached for the note and the suspect fled from the bank in the direction of the McDonald’s restaurant nearby.

Investigators determined that the suspect was seen acting suspiciously at another bank approximately 25 minutes before she attempted to rob the Bank of the Commonwealth. At approximately 4:50 p.m., she walked into the BB&T bank, located in the 1400 block of Kempsville Rd. The teller motioned for her to approach the counter, and observed the woman was acting suspicious. She had a note in her hand. She was moving her hands around in her large purse. Another employee of the bank noticed her behavior and approached her. She said she “forgot something” and fled from the bank.

The suspect is described as a light-skinned black female, 20-30 years of age, 5’07-5’09” tall, 150 pounds, with a scarred or burned right hand. The lower part of her face was covered with what appeared to be bandages or tape. She was last seen wearing a reddish-colored wig, dark sunglasses, and a long-sleeved dark-colored shirt. She carried a large black purse. She fled from both banks in a silver, gray, or taupe 2002-2005 Nissan Altima.