Courtesy photo/DeLand police. A photo of a bank robber was taken from surveillance footage at the Space Coast Credit Union branch in DeLand, which was robbed Friday. A Wachovia Bank branch in Port Orange was also robbed later in the day, but authorities aren't certain if the two are related.
PORT ORANGE -- The Wachovia Bank on Nova Road was robbed Friday afternoon, just hourrs after a Space Coast Credit Union branch was robbed in DeLand, but police from both agencies said they weren't certain if the two are connected.
The Wachovia robbery, at the corner of Nova and Spruce Creek roads, was at 12:30 p.m., about 90 minutes after the DeLand robbery.
Port Orange police were looking for a white man in his 50s with a thin build, heading north on Nova Road from ther bank in a dark-colored truck with no license plates. He was not armed and a dye pack put in with the money exploded.
The DeLand robber was described as a white man, 6 feet tall and weighing 170 pounds. He passed the teller a note, but did not show or imply he had a weapon. He ran off from the Space Coast branch, 1576 N. Woodland Blvd., with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Anyone with infotmation on the DeLand robbery is asked to call DeLand police Detective T. Hughes at (386) 740-6907. Anyone with information on the Port Orange robbery is asked to call Port Orange police at (386) 506-5800. Anyone with information on eith robbery looking to collect a reward of up to $1,000 can call Crimestoppers at 1-800-277-8477.