Crime & Safety

Police: South Glebe PNC Bank Robbed Friday

Bank is inside the Giant store at Arlington Ridge shopping center.

Authorities are investigating the robbery of a bank in South Arlington on Friday morning, according to a news release from the FBI.

The PNC Bank inside the Giant Food Store at 2901 S. Glebe Road in Arlington's Arlington Ridge Shopping Center was robbed Friday morning, according to the FBI.

The subject approached the teller at about 10:20 a.m. Friday and verbally demanded money. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, the subject exited the front of the store, FBI said.

The suspect is described as a tall black male; height about 6-feet, 2-inches tall and the suspect's age is estimated at between mid-20s to mid-30s, according to the news release.

The subject was described as a black male with a full beard and mustache and shoulder-length dread locks. He was described as wearing a black and brown suit, black shoes, sunglasses and a black bag across his body.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of the bank robber.

The FBI's Washington Field Office and the Arlington County Police Department are investigating this bank robbery and request that anyone with information call the FBI at (202) 278-2000 or report information anonymously to Arlington County Crime Solvers at (866) 411-TIPS (8477).


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