Credit Union Robbed
By: Import User
Updated: September 11, 2009
Today at 9:00am, officers responded to a robbery call at Red River Federal Credit Union, 2345 Trinity Blvd. According to reports, an unknown B/M entered the business, displayed a handgun and demanded all of the employees and customers to go into the vault area. The suspect retrieved an unknown amount of money from the teller drawers before fleeing the business in a light blue, Dodge Status 4 door vehicle, with a possible license plate number of 798MGT, unknown state. No injuries occurred during the incident.
During the incident, a witness who was parked in the drive thru, observed the suspect inside robbing the bank. When the suspect fled the scene, the witness immediately began to follow the suspect east bound on Trinity Blvd. At the intersection of Sanderson and Trinity Blvd, the suspect fired shots at the witness in an attempt to get away. The witness stopped following the suspect and was not injured.
The suspect is described as a black male 5’7” tall, 180 pounds, who spoke with a deep voice. The suspect was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, yellow gloves, black hunting mask, and blue jeans when the robbery occurred.
Anyone with information regarding this crime is encouraged to notify FBI agents Carl Malloy or Randall Harris at 870-774-7682, the Texarkana Arkansas Police Dept. at 903-798-3130, or Texarkana area CrimeStoppers at 903-793-STOP.
