Truliant Federal Credit Union Robbed Again

This is the second robbery in less than one month.

July 9, 2007

MECKLENBURG COUNTY NC NEWS -- Truliant Federal Credit Union has been robbed again. This is the second robbery in less than one month that Truliant Federal Credit Union located at 9524 Monroe Road, Charlotte, North Carolina, was robbed by a lone male armed with a handgun.

On July 5, 2007, at approximately 1:08 p.m., at Truliant Federal Credit Union a lone gunman entered the bank and obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect fled the area in a Honda automobile that was white in color and displayed a North Carolina license plate.

The suspect was described as a black male, approximately 5'6" to 5'9" in height, late 20's to early 30's in age, and weighing approximately 150 to 160 pounds. At the time of the robbery, the suspect was dressed in dark clothing.

Investigators from the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department responded to the robbery and are still investigating.

The Truliant Federal Credit Union branch was the victim of an earlier robbery on June 18, 2007, and the individual responsible for that crime has still not been apprehended. The suspect in the June 18, 2007 robbery was also a lone gunman armed with a handgun who fled the area in a four-door sedan that was red in color and had tinted windows.

This suspect was described as a black male, approximately 5'6" in height, with a small build and weighing approximately 140 pounds. At the time of the robbery, the suspect was dressed in black clothing, including a black, hooded sweatshirt. It is unknown at this time if there is any connection between the two bank robberies.

The FBI Safe Streets Task Force has released the images above from the bank's surveillance system to help further identify the suspect. Anyone with information regarding the robberies of the Truliant Federal Credit Union branch in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is requested to contact the FBI at (704) 377-9200.

Published by:
Rob Cross
mailto:editor@357news.com

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