Another Reported Bank Robbery At Wildwood Shopping Center

Police on the scene of a reported bank robbery in Wildwood Shopping CenterFor the second time in four months, a bank in the Wildwood Shopping Center has been targeted in a robbery.

Police were called to the PNC Bank at 10221 Old Georgetown Rd. for the report of a bank robbery at about 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday.

Officer Janelle Smith, a Montgomery County Police spokesperson, said there was no other information on the incident or suspect at this time.

Police surrounded the shopping center on Wednesday morning and brought in a K9 unit to help search for a suspect, similar to the scene on Aug. 16.

In August, a man in a red dress shirt and red tie with a fedora walked into the PNC Bank and showed a note to the teller demanding money, police said. The teller gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash and the man left the bank. At the time, police linked the suspect to other bank robberies in the county.

On Monday, Police said a man implied he had a weapon before taking cash from the PNC Bank inside the Giant Food store at 12051 Rockville Pike, in the Montrose Crossing Shopping Center.

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