New Smyrna Beach cops: TD Bank on State Road 44 robbed by man

Photos by Henry Frederick / The TD Bank in the Winn Dixie plaza on State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach was robbed Saturday morning. Police said in a press release that they had bank surveillance photos of the robber attacked with the information, but there were none. These photos were taken Saturday night at the bank locale. A night commander with the NSBPD said she did not have access to any photos of the robber for media release since the incident occurred on the earlier shift.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The TD Bank, 1811 State Road 44, was robbed earlier today of an undisclosed amount of money by a lone robber, New Smyrna Beach police said.

Police did not say whether the robber was armed or if he used or implied he had some kind of weapon in the 9:46 a.m. robbery.

Here is a synopsis of what happened as written by New Smyrna Beach police Sgt. Christopher Roos: "As officers were arriving on scene, contact was made with employees while a perimeter was simultaneously being established. The employees advised that the suspect fled the bank in an unknown direction with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect was unable to be located."

The robber was described as 5 feet 5 inches tall with a medium build. He appeared to have a mustache and short dark hair that showed some gray. He was wearing black pants and a white short-sleeve shirt.

Anyone with any information about this crime is asked to call the New Smyrna Beach Police Department at 386-424-2248 and speak with Investigator Nicki Diffin.

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