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Bank robbery investigation continues
Published Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Authorities continue to gather evidence from a Wednesday morning bank robbery in Selma.
Officers responded to a call of a robbery at Regions Bank branch, 2412 Broad St., at 11:10 a.m.
“A black male who appears to be in his 50s walked into a bank on Broad Street and gave the cashier a note demanding money,” Sgt. Doug Stewart said. “The cashier gave the money to the subject.”
Once the undetermined amount of cash was in the subject’s hands, he fled on foot heading in the direction of Sherwin-Williams.
Authorities, which included Selma police and F.B.I. agents, began investigating the matter.
They obtained video footage of the robbery.
The subject was wearing shorts, a blue and white shirt and a cap. The footage shows he is a black male who appears to be in his 50s.
Robbing a bank is a federal offense and with a conviction the subject could face 20 years in jail if he has not been convicted of any other felonies.
“In a case like this we work with the local authorities to decide which venue would be best for prosecution,” F.B.I. agent and spokesperson Angela Tobon said. “We look at what venue will give the most time to the convicted person.”
Right now the investigation is early and little information is being released. However authorities said as more information comes in they will release it to the public.
According to an F.B.I. study, the most likely time for a bank robbery is between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Friday is the most prevalent day for bank robberies and Monday and Tuesday follow behind.
More than 95 percent of bank robbers are males and 45 to 55 percent of bank robbers are African-American according to the report.
“Despite what may be the popular perception, most bank robbery incidents, 79.9 percent in the NIBRS data over the period 1996–2000, were carried out by only one offender,” the report reads. “Another 15 percent involved two offenders. Thus, over 95 percent of all the bank robbery incidents reported were attempted by two or fewer offenders.”
This does not mean that someone else does not know about the offense.
If you have any information on the bank robbery, then authorities ask you to contact them.
You can call the police department at 874-6611 or the Secret Witness Line at 874-2190 or Crime Stoppers at 877-3530. Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest. Crime Stoppers and the Secret Witness Line are both anonymous.
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Posted by Countryred (anonymous) on July 1, 2009 at 11:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
uneducated person the article states that 45(lower than half) to 55(slightly higher than half) are Africian American .(I guess your European American???WTF)I wonder what race or races makes up the other 55 to 45 percent(I guess it depends). I wonder where the data from the article was researched at they should have ceitied the sources if they are credible
Posted by sela (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 6:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
What does it matter whether they were purple the bank was still robbed and the idiot that did it still needs to be found and brought to justice. Everything around here cmes back to race no matter how stupid it is.
Posted by Dogbert (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 8:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Aside from Countryred making almost zero sense (get some sleep, then type) - he's almost right; the stats presented don't quite match up to the FBI's reports - and I'd be interested in what sources were used.
On the other hand, the past year has seen a bit of a reversal. Bank crime has historically been a predominantly 'white' crime. Until 2008. Blame the economy, blame the President, whatever. But the 4th quarter FBI reports indicate 42% white, 45% black. The remainder are "other", with 4% being unknown. (If you have to ask why unknown, go back to bed and try again tomorrow.) My sources also indicate over 6% of bank robbers are female, not less than 5% as indicated by this article.
What are your sources, Katie? Here is mine:
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel09/c...
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/bcs/bcs2...
Posted by bama (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 9:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Does it matter the race? Drop the racism people. Selma is tired of it. I'm just glad that no one was hurt.
Posted by katie (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 10:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Dogbert- My report came from the F.B.I., which was stated in the article. An agent sent it to me when I inquired about the bank robbery.
If you would like to view the report, I will gladly send it to you tomorrow if you will send me a message or your email.
Posted by unknown (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 10:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION, ARE YOU FROM SELMA KATIE? WE AS A COMMUNITY DON'T NEED TO ADD MORE FUEL TO THE FIRE....IT HAS BECOME HARD TO LIVE IN THIS TOWN, DUE TO THE NEGATIVITY. I'M SURE THAT YOUR JOB IS TO RESEARCH MATERIAL TO HELP CREATE YOUR HEADLINE, BUT I'M SURE IF EVERYONE READS AND WATCHES TV, THEY ALREADY KNOW HOW THIS WORLD IS.....OR SHOULD I SAY HOW THIS TOWN IS....AND WHEN YOU WRITE STUFF LIKE THIS YOU HAVE JUST CREATED ANOTHER HEADLINE
Posted by Dogbert (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 11:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Katie - is your report Alabama specific or national? That could make be the difference. I'll send you an email so you can share that report.
And bama, there is nothing racist about reporting the demographics of crime statistics. Facts are not racist, they are just facts. Racism would be denying blacks access to banks during the hours of 9am and 11am because that's when the most bank crimes occur and who has committed the larger percentage of them. That would be profiling. Admitting that a minority population is committing a majority of a type of crime leads to discussions of why and how do you stop it. Denying the facts is not combating racism; its just choosing ignorance.
Posted by Dogbert (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 11:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)
That's great, unknown, when the next crime happens, let's just stick our heads in the sand and pretend it didn't happen. Maybe then Selma will get better. There is still a criminal on the loose - let's expunge (yes, I'll be looking for every excuse I can to use that word now) all record of his description and maybe he'll just feel so guilty that he'll turn himself in. The only way to fix a problem is to address it head on, not pretend part of it is unimportant.
And last time I checked, the reason a newspaper reporter has a job is to create headlines. Some less reputable media just make stuff up. Others do it by reporting the news. Which is what Katie did. She reported the incident and a few basic facts concerning that type of crime. Maybe you would rather be reading about three-headed alien babies and the latest antics of the Hollyweird crowd?
Posted by bama (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 1:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
dogbert, I was referring to some comments that have been deleted. There is absolutely nothing wrong with giving a description of the perp.
Posted by Dogbert (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 3:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
My apologies for misinterpreting you comments, bama.
Posted by bama (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 3:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
No prob. If the suspect is a white lady in her 20s, then would be relevant. Robbing a bank is one of the dumbest things you can do because the FBI is immediately involved and they catch almost all these guys. How about robbing a drug dealer and taking his money.
Posted by SonofKhabibulin (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 3:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This Sgt Stewart....what village he from..."The cashier gave the money the subject"
From line 3
Maybe he live in Bazarro world
Is this what you Americans call "play on words"
Happy Independence Day America!!!!
Posted by eyeonyou (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 4:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
SonofKhabibulin, better be glad he didn't rob your convenient store. I guess all the incense kept him away.
Posted by mccrary36703 (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 4:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ok a bank was robbed. You mean to tell me that in this day of time anybody can walk into a bank and hand over a note and get some money just like that. No weapons involved. Ok in the criminal law world, if there was no weapons or threat, there is no case. Did anybody scream , holler, cough, curse, or something? However since this happen on federal grounds it's a case. People I just think that somebody in the bank or around the bank could have done something. The news did not speak of a security officer. I will go and see are they hiring for a security officer because I need a job.
Posted by SonofKhabibulin (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 5:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Son of Khabibulin have trick for robber!
After I take care of business...God sort them out!!!
Your nose need work....you mistake incense for "the purple haze"
ROFLMAO
S O K
Posted by Dogbert (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 8:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
McCrary - yes, in this day in time if someone walks into a bank and hands over a note demanding money, then the threat is immediately implied and the teller, if following their instructions, should immediately comply with the demands of the note. Of course the bag should also contain a dye pack, and she probably hit an alarm button. I don't know what world you live in, but in this one presenting a note demanding money to a bank teller is a bank crime. Its not like he just walked in and they threw a sack of cash at him because they liked his shoes. If you were in a bank and someone was committing a non-violent robbery, would you rather the teller, or anyone else, do something to make it a violent situation? While youtube is rife with videos of convenience store clerks pulling guns, baseball bats, etc on robbers, its not always just the clerk that is in danger. The bank also has the responsibility for protecting its customers. Insurance will protect any assets stolen. It will not replace lives lost.
Posted by loveselma (anonymous) on July 2, 2009 at 8:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Amen Dogbert. . . .well said!
Posted by SonofKhabibulin (anonymous) on July 3, 2009 at 11:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Is it really that easy in your village to get money?
S O K
Posted by Dogbert (anonymous) on July 3, 2009 at 6:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Yes, SOK, it can be. So long as you don't have a problem with the FBI kicking down your door early one morning. They take a dim view of bank crimes, and their solve rate on those crimes is a respectable 60%. Fact is, most criminals aren't that smart and will do something to get themselves caught. Might also consider that the max sentence for just demanding money or using a note is only 5 years less than if you actually show a gun.
Posted by micace (anonymous) on July 7, 2009 at 5:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
well by viewing the article...I think that the facts could of easily been avoided...since the robber was a black male indicates we need to educate people on statistics of robbing by race... Ive seen plenty of articles of robberies and not once I seen one wrote like this..its appalling to see a fact used in a robbery in Selma to be the region to post...by the way I'm not from Selma but i like to read whats happening around the world...stay blessed Selma
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