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For Immediate Release: Friday, October 15, 2021

Gaithersburg, MD - Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) – Major Crimes Division continue to investigate the October 12 armed robbery of a bank in Rockville. Investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect.

On Tuesday, October 12, at approximately 4:00 p.m., 1^st District Officers and Rockville City Police responded to a bank in the 1100 block of Nelson Street for the report of a robbery that just occurred.

The investigation by detectives determined that the suspect entered the bank and displayed a firearm. The suspect then demanded money from the employees. The employees complied with the suspect’s demands. The suspect then fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of stolen money from the bank.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5-feet-9-inches tall, thin build, wearing a dark long sleeve jacket and black cargo pants. The suspect was wearing a ski mask and blue gloves.

Anyone with information regarding this suspect or this crime is asked to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070.