Courteous robber knocks over two banks in North Fulton

Alpharetta and Johns Creek police are on the look out for a suspect who has robbed two banks in those cities in less than a week.

Amazingly, Alpharetta police reported in the Dec. 5 robbery at the Ironstone Bank on Old Milton Parkway the suspect made a big show of opening a business account with the branch's manager prior to the crime, and even stopped to thank him after taking nearly $3,000 from a teller.

As in that earlier crime, the Dec. 9 robbery at the Keyworth bank on Medlock Bridge in Johns Creek was characterized by the suspect claiming to have explosives.

Johns Creek police Capt. Brain Weaver said the suspect entered the bank at 12:30 p.m. and asked for directions while apparently scouting the building.

He filled out a deposit slip and handed it to the teller. It reportedly said "bomb."

He asked for money in $50 and $100 bills.

After receiving around $3,000, the suspect walked out without incident.

According to the incident report, in the Dec. 5 robbery the suspect walked into the bank and asked about opening an account. He spoke with the branch manager about the matter, promising a $20,000 wire transfer in a few weeks. He even took one of the manager's business cards.

After the meeting, the suspect walked up to a teller and handed him a note written on stationary from another bank that said "Give me your money." The teller said the man kept "telling him he had explosives on him and an accomplice outside watching every move."

The teller handed the man nearly $3,000 in $20 bills. The man left, shaking the scared bank employee's hand and thanking the manager on his way out.

Investigators reported the each bank's security cameras were able to record good images of the man.
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