Sunday, January 27, 2002
Bank robberies mount
Colerain holdup makes 8 since Wednesday
By Jim Hannah
The Cincinnati Enquirer
COLERAIN TOWNSHIP Another Tristate bank was robbed Saturday morning, the eighth financial institution held up within four days.
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said a man walked into the Huntington Bank at 9600 Colerain Ave., at 10:25 a.m. and handed a teller a note demanding cash from her drawer. He escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash and was last seen seen walking from the bank in an easterly direction.
No weapon was shown and no one was injured.
The robber is described as black, in his early 20s, 5-foot-8 and 150 pounds. He was wearing an orange multicolored knit hat and brown zippered sweat shirt.
The robbery doesn't appear to be the work of a serial bank robber, who is described as a white male known for wearing wigs and fake mustaches and beards. That man is wanted for seven bank robberies since September.
Other bank holdups since Wednesday occurred at:
Firstar Bank in Evendale, Friday. Police have no made arrests.
PNC Bank in Price Hill, Friday. Two men were arrested a short time later in connection with the robbery.
PNC Bank in Edgewood, Friday. Police are still looking for the suspect.
Franklin Savings & Loan Co. in Forest Park, Thursday. The robber is still at large.
Westwood Homestead Savings Bank, Thursday. Police caught this robber after police dogs led officers to a turned-over plastic swimming pool the robber tried to hide under.
Provident Bank in Fairfax, Thursday. This robber also wore a wig but is believed to be a copycat robber.
Fifth Third Bank in Edgewood, Wednesday. The robber's car exploded in flames shortly after the holdup, but he got away. Police have attributed this holdup to the serial bank robber.
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