February 26, 2007
Brandon Haught
Public Information Office

TWO ARMED MEN ROB BANK NEAR ORMOND BEACH 

Two men brandishing handguns robbed a bank near Ormond Beach Monday afternoon and fled with money from the tellers. No shots were fired and no one was injured during the incident. The suspects abandoned their first getaway vehicle and possibly switched to another waiting vehicle.

 
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At approximately 3 p.m., bank employees called the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office to report that two armed black men entered the Harbor Federal Savings Bank, 1190 Ocean Shore Blvd. They demanded that the tellers hand over money from their drawers, and the victims complied. Only four people were in the bank at the time, one of them being a customer who was in a back room and didn’t know what had happened. The robbers ran out of the store and drove away in a cream-colored Chevrolet Impala. Deputies arrived within minutes of being dispatched and immediately set up a perimeter and started surveillance on possible escape routes. A Sheriff’s Office helicopter and K-9 units joined in the search. The getaway car was then located abandoned on Essex Drive less than a mile away, leading investigators to believe the suspects may have gotten into another vehicle.

The suspects were black males dressed in dark clothes. They were between 5’2” and 5’8”. One had a thin build while the other was of a medium build.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact investigator Richard Graves at (386) 323-0151 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida toll-free at 1-888-277-TIPS. Callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and can qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.