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Bank Robber Threatens Io Infect Everyone In Branch With COVID Unless They Hand Over Money: Police
By Khaleda Rahman
A Georgia man arrested over an attempted bank robbery allegedly said he would infect everyone with coronavirus if tellers didn't hand over cash.
Victor Hardley Crawley was taken into custody following the inci- dent at a Chase Bank in Riverdale, Georgia last month.
In a news release, the Clayton County Sheriff's Office said a white male suspect had entered the
Chase Bank located at 7185 Highway 85 on November 28 and passed a note to a teller demanding cash.
But instead of brandishing a weapon, the suspect claimed to be infected with coron- avirus.
"The suspect
did not display a weapon, but stated he had tested positive
for COVID-19, and that if the bank did not comply with his demands, he would began to infect everyone in the branch," the
sheriff's office said.
"As the employ- ees notified police, the sus-
pect fled the scene empty handed."
Detectives with the Riverdale Police Department responded to the bank. The sheriff's office said that after an "intensive" investigation, detectives identified the suspect in the attempted rob- bery as 51- year-old Crawley.
"After Riverdale Police obtained attempted rob- bery warrants
for Crawley, the task of bringing
him in was given to the elite Fugitive Squad," the sheriff's office added.
Members of the squad arrived at Crawley's resi- dence in Social Circle in Georgia's Walton County, and around 50 miles from Riverdale, last week. They took Crawley into custody without incident.
The sheriff's office said Crawley told detectives he was struggling finan- cially and had needed around $2,000 to catch up on his bills.
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