Local bank robbed for second time this year

February 17, 2017 at 5:59 a.m. | Updated February 17, 2017 at 5:01 p.m.

by Gazette Staff

Texarkana, Ark., police investigate the scene of a morning robbery of the BancorpSouth branch in the 2200 block of North State Line Avenue. A man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a mask displayed a gun and demanded money from the teller. This is the second time this year that this location has been robbed.
Texarkana, Ark., police investigate the scene of a morning robbery of the BancorpSouth branch in the 2200 block of North State Line Avenue. A man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a mask displayed a gun and demanded money from the teller. This is the second time this year that this location has been robbed.

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Texarkana, Ark., police are looking for a man who robbed BancorpSouth at about 10 a.m. Thursday in the 2200 block of North State Line Avenue.

Details of the police investigation revealed that a man about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing about 180 pounds and wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt and a blue mask only showing his eyes entered the bank and demanded money from the teller while displaying a handgun.

Upon receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect left the bank and headed south from the building.

In the first of two armed robberies at the bank this year, a man wearing a mask and dark clothing robbed the branch on Jan. 9. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this or any other crime is urged to call the Arkansas-side police at 903-798-3154 or Texarkana Area Crime Stoppers at 903-793-STOP.

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