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KPD Investigating Robbery at First Horizon Bank

UPDATE (December 7, 2021, 4:50 p.m.): Investigators Continuing to Seek Identity of Bank Robbery Suspect

KPD Violent Crimes Unit investigators and FBI Special Agents are continuing to investigate the robbery that took place on Monday afternoon at the First Horizon Bank located at 324 N. Cedar Bluff Road.

The suspect from the robbery, who remains unidentified at this time, is described as a white male, measuring approximately 5’5”. Attached is a photo of the suspect as he fled from the bank through the parking lot of the nearby McDonald’s. As part of the ongoing investigation, investigators are seeking dashcam video or other information from anyone who was in the McDonald’s parking lot or the Cedar Bluff area on Monday at around 3:15 p.m. that could assist in identifying the suspect.

Bank Robbery suspect

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to contact either the Knoxville Police Department or the FBI’s Knoxville, Tennessee Field Office. Tips or dashcam video can be submitted to East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers 24/7 by phone at 865-215-7165, online at www.easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org or via the P3 Tips mobile app. Tips can also be submitted to the FBI at 865-544-0751 or online at https://tips.fbi.gov.

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At around 3:10 p.m. today, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the First Horizon Bank located at 324 N. Cedar Bluff Road in reference to a robbery. Bank employees reported that an unknown white male approached a teller, demanded money and fled on foot from the bank. KPD Violent Crimes Unit investigators and FBI Special Agents responded to the scene and are continuing to investigate the robbery. At this time, the suspect has not been identified or apprehended.

The suspect from the robbery can be seen in the attached photo. Anyone with information on the suspect or robbery is asked to contact the FBI’s Knoxville, Tennessee Field Office at 865-544-0751 or submit a tip via East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165, online at www.easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org or via the P3 Tips mobile app.

First Horizon Bank robbery suspect

Posted by serland On 07 December, 2021 at 4:56 PM