Crime & Safety
Suspect Connected With Potomac Bank Robberies Arrested
Montgomery County Police have arrested and charged a Beltsville man in conjunction with seven robberies.
Montgomery County Police have arrested and charged a man suspected of twice robbing SunTrust Bank on Falls Road in Potomac.
The suspect, Samuel Lewis of Beltsville, Md., has been charged with a total of seven in the area between Oct. 14, 2010, and Sept. 2, 2011, and is believed to have been involved in an additional six robberies.
Lewis, 44, was arrested by Montgomery County Police on Sept. 16 and charged with seven counts of armed robbery and seven counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
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Lewis was taken into custody without incident at his residence in Beltsville, according to police spokeswoman Rebecca Innocenti. His involvement with the other six robberies is still under investigation.
As of Sept. 19, Lewis has been charged with the following robberies:
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- Oct. 14, 2010 — M&T Bank, 11161 New Hampshire Avenue, White Oak, approximately 2:33 p.m.
- Oct. 30, 2010 — Wachovia Bank, 16810 Georgia Avenue, Olney, approximately 10:21 a.m.
- Nov. 16, 2010 — M&T Bank, 11161 New Hampshire Avenue, White Oak, approximately 11:16 a.m.
Police continue to investigate Lewis’ possible involvement in six other recent bank robberies:
- July 2, 2010 — Sovereign Bank, 17920 Georgia Avenue, Olney, approximately 12:27 p.m.
- Sept. 1, 2010 — Sovereign Bank, 17920 Georgia Avenue, Olney, approximately 3:10 p.m.
- Dec. 14, 2010 — BB&T Bank, 2947 S. Glebe Road, Arlington, approximately 2:15 p.m.
- Dec. 20, 2010 — Bank of America, 600 North Washington Street, Alexandria, approximately 2:45 p.m.
- Dec. 27, 2010 — PNC Bank, 1700 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, approximately 2:15 p.m.
- Aug. 4, 2011 — SunTrust Bank, 603 W. Broad Street, Falls Church, Virginia, approximately 10:06 a.m.
Lewis is currently being held on $1 million bond. His bond review hearing will take place Monday at 1 p.m. in Rockville District Court.
The Montgomery County Police received an anonymous tip that led to Lewis’s arrest. Police urge the anonymous tipster to call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-8477 and provide the unique identifying number they were given to receive information about how to obtain the reward of up to $2,500.
