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Mobile Police Arrest Whitney Bank Robber

Nov 3rd, 2011

On November 2, 2011 at approximately 10:25 a.m., Mobile Police responded to a bank robbery at Whitney Bank on Rangeline Road. Officers were advised a white male entered the bank and produced a note demanding money from the bank. The teller complied and gave the subject an undisclosed amount of money. The subject placed a package on the counter and indicated it was an explosive device before exiting the building. A bomb squad later determined the package was not an explosive device.

Minutes after the robbery, officers spotted the suspect's vehicle on Bellingrath Road. After a short pursuit, the suspect, 43 year-old Harold Lloyd Hayes, Jr., wrecked his vehicle and was taken into custody.

Hayes was transported to USA Medical Center where he received treatment for minor injuries sustained in the wreck. He was released from the hospital at approximately 10:00 p.m. on November 2, 2011 and booked in Metro Jail on the charge of Robbery First Degree.

Robbery Detectives will continue to investigate this incident. If anyone has information in regards to this case, please call Mobile Police at 208-7211, Crime Stoppers at 208-7000 or text to CRIMES (274637) and include the keyword CRIME 411.

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Ashley H. Rains
Public Information Office
Office: 208-1918
Fax: 208-1758