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Police looking for man who they said demanded money from teller at bank on Busch Drive
Read full article: Police looking for man who they said demanded money from teller at bank on Busch DriveThe Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who police said passed a note to a teller demanding money at a Northside bank Wednesday afternoon.
Regions Bank to refund $141M for illegal overdraft fees
Read full article: Regions Bank to refund $141M for illegal overdraft feesRegions Bank for a second time in a decade was found charging illegal overdraft fees in a settlement that will require the bank to repay $141 million to customers plus $50 million in fees.
Woman in motorized wheelchair robs downtown Jacksonville bank
Read full article: Woman in motorized wheelchair robs downtown Jacksonville bankJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A bank located blocks away from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office headquarters was robbed Monday by a woman in a motorized wheelchair, authorities said. The bank robbery was reported about noon at the Regions Bank branch on Bay Street near Laura Street. Police said the woman showed up to discuss an account, but she got into an argument with a teller that escalated when she threatened to kill everyone in the bank and announced she was robbing the place, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The woman left the bank after she was given some cash, and she was taken into custody nearby a short time later, police said. No weapon was seen during the robbery, according to police, and no one inside the bank was hurt.
Robber wearing N95 mask robs bank on Jacksonville’s Southside, police say
Read full article: Robber wearing N95 mask robs bank on Jacksonville’s Southside, police sayJacksonville police released this surveillance photo of the person who robbed the Regions Bank on Southside Boulevard on Monday. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bank robbery that unfolded Monday morning on the city’s Southside. It happened shortly after 9 a.m. at the Regions Bank branch located on Southside Boulevard near Touchton Road, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Police said someone walked into the bank, told a teller they had a weapon in their bag and demanded cash. This marks the first time this year a bank has been robbed in Jacksonville after only two robberies were reported in 2020.
Police: Man dressed in all black robs Beauclerc bank at gunpoint
Read full article: Police: Man dressed in all black robs Beauclerc bank at gunpointJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An armed man dressed in all black robbed a bank in the Beauclerc neighborhood on Tuesday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Just after 3 p.m., according to police, the man entered the Regions Bank on San Jose Boulevard, just south of Beauclerc Road, pulled out a black semiautomatic handgun and demanded money. Police said the man took off south on San Jose Boulevard after the teller handed over money. Police said the man, who appeared to be 25 to 30 years old, was wearing black sweatpants and a black hoodie, with his face partially covered. He was described as being about 5 feet, 7 inches to 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 140 to 150 pounds.