Police
hunting a knife-wielding bank robber who threatened he had a bomb
have released an image of their main suspect.
The
Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad are investigating two robberies in
Hounslow and Brent, last year.
The
first raid occurred on January 19, 2018 when the male suspect entered
the Bank of India on High Street, Hounslow at 2.40pm.
He
approached the front counter and handed staff a letter which
threatened that he had a bomb.
The
suspect then told staff this was a robbery in progress and demanded
cash whilst repeating he was in possession of a bomb.
He
then walked into the middle of the reception area and threatened
staff with a knife whilst ordering them to hand over cash.
The
suspect fled with a bag containing just over £12,000 in cash.
He
made off on foot towards Alexandra Road.
During
the second incident on February 12, 2018, a male suspect entered the
ICICI bank on Ealing Road, Harrow at approximately 4.10pm.
He
ordered the staff to stand together whilst intimating he had a weapon
in his pocket.
The
alarm was activated and the suspect made off on foot empty-handed.
Detective
Constable Alan Mears, from the Met’s Flying Squad, said: “These
were violent and brazen robberies carried out in broad daylight on
busy high streets.
“The
ordeals understandably left the victims terrified and in one case, a
substantial amount of cash was stolen.
“The
Flying Squad has been working tirelessly to identify the person
responsible and I am urging anyone who recognises the man pictured in
the images released to contact police.
“I
appreciate a significant amount of time has passed since the
incidents but there were a lot of people in the area when the
robberies took place and I would like to hear from anyone with
information that could assist us with our enquiries.”
Anyone
with information is asked to contact DC Alan Mears via 02082477948 or
101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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