By Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer
Monday, January 10, 2011
Surveillance photo of a man wanted for robbing a St. Petersburg bank on Jan. 3. The man is also sought in robbery attempts at Bank of America at 2200 Belleair Road in Clearwater and a SunTrust Bank branch in Pasco County on Jan. 7.
CLEARWATER — Police have released a photo of a man accused of trying to rob two banks in two counties Friday afternoon in the hopes that someone can identify him.
According to Clearwater police, the man went into the Bank of America at 2200 Belleair Road around 4 p.m. and handed a teller a note demanding money.
When the employee announced the robbery attempt to her co-workers, the man ran away, police said.
Around 5:30 p.m. Friday, Clearwater police learned a man matching the suspect's description had just tried to rob a SunTrust ...