Bank Robbery At PNC Bank Downtown

Chapel Hill Police are seeking your help as they investigate a bank robbery at the PNC Bank at 101 E. Rosemary Street on Friday afternoon.

The robbery took place around 4 pm. The suspect is a 5’10” African-American male in his 30s with close-cropped or shaved hair, a beard and a thin build, last seen wearing a white t-shirt, jeans, glasses, brown work boots and a red baseball cap turned inside out; he may have left the scene in a dark grey Honda Accord with a Texas license plate.

If you see the vehicle or the suspect, call 911 immediately. If you have any information about the incident, you can also contact Chapel Hill Police at 919-968-2760 or Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous, and the caller may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

You can also leave tips for Crime Stoppers at crimestoppers-chcunc.org.

The full statement from Chapel Hill Police is below:

The Chapel Hill Police Department is seeking assistance in the apprehension of a suspect involved in a robbery at the PNC Bank at 101 East Rosemary St. around 4 p.m. Friday.

The suspect is a 5-foot-10-inch black male in his 30s described as having a close-cropped or shaved hair and beard and a thin build. He was wearing a white t-shirt and jeans, glasses, a red baseball cap turned inside out and brown work boots.

Witnesses said he left the side exit of the bank on foot and may have entered a dark grey newer model Honda Accord with tinted windows and a Texas license plate. The vehicle was last seen headed north on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

If you see the vehicle or person matching this description, do not attempt to approach; please call 911 immediately.

If anyone has information about this incident, you may also call either the Chapel Hill Police Department at 919-968-2760 or Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous, and the caller may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000 for information that leads to an arrest. You can also leave tips for Crime Stoppers at crimestoppers-chcunc.org.