Breaking: Police investigating bank robbery near Colombia Pike

Published on Feb 25 2025 at 11:45 am

Emergency vehicles on the bank robbery scene at Wells Fargo, near Colombia Pike (via traffic room)

Police and doctors in Arlington County are at the scene of a bank robbery along Colombia Pike.

Theft happened around 11:15 at Wells Fargo at 951 S. George Mason Drive. The initial reports suggest that a man in a black suit, fedora and surgical mask and gloves sent a note to a storyteller and stole cash.

The police responded quickly to the robbery and a person was arrested at the point of arms, according to scanner traffic.

Doctors were sent to the scene for a report of someone who can suffer a medical emergency after robbery.

The same Wells Fargo has been robbed 2013 and 2014. In both cases, the suspects were quickly detained by law enforcement.

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