The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

Staff, Wire Reports

Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 07:25 PM

FBI Responds To Local Alcoa Bank Robbery At Capitol Bank

The FBI said they were responding to assist local authorities with an Alcoa bank robbery Wednesday.

Officials said the robbery happened a Capitol Bank, located at 325 Joule Street in Alcoa.

Dispatch said the call for the robbery came in at 4:26 p.m. Wednesday.

The FBI said the robber entered the bank and passed a note to the teller demanding money, and the teller complied. The teller put the money in a brown bag the suspect brought with him. The robber then fled the bank.

On Wednesday night, the Alcoa Police Department and the FBI asked for the public's assistance in identifying the subject of surveillance photographs. Police said the suspect took an undisclosed amount of cash from the bank.

The suspect was described as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall and wearing dark clothing.

Anyone with information was asked to call Detective Jeff Parsons with the Alcoa Police Department at 865-380-4959, or call the crime tip line at 865-380-4715.