Police: Germantown, Silver Spring Bank Robberies Linked

Montgomery County police released photos of the men who robbed a TD Bank in Germantown last week and are now saying that the same men may have robbed a SunTrust Bank at a Silver Spring Safeway on Wednesday.

Police sent out images from surveillance footage Thursday with hopes of identifying the men. Police said they think the robberies are connected based on how the robberies were carried out.

The Germantown robbery happened around 12:30 p.m. June 10 at the TD Bank at 19501 Frederick Road, Montgomery County police said in a news release.

Two men entered the bank. One man approached a teller while the other met with the bank greeter. The teller was passed a note demanding money and implying the man with the bank greeter had a gun, police said.

The Silver Spring robbery happened around 11 a.m. June 19, at the SunTrust Bank on New Hampshire Avenue.

Similar to the Germantown incident, the two men entered the bank—one approaching a teller, the other meeting with the bank greeter. The first man passed the teller a note demanding money and implying the man with the greeter had a gun.

Police said the robbers were black males. One had a muscular build and wore a gray T-shirt, black pants and a dark-colored baseball hat with a light-colored brim during the Silver Spring robbery.

The other man, police said, is bald with a medium build. He wore a black Under Armour T-shirt and dark-colored pants during the Silver Spring robbery.