Equality in Smyrna

Taylor Loyal said in the Smyrna AM this about the recent robberies.

Ascend Federal Credit Union was robbed last Wednesday morning, making it the third time the bank was robbed in the last three weeks and the fifth bank robbery in Smyrna in four months.
It’s the longest string of robberies in Smyrna in recent history.
According to police records, there were no bank robberies in Smyrna from Jan. 1, 2009, to Sept. 23, 2010. Then a rash of robberies began the morning of Sept. 24 that is bizarre for a town the size of Smyrna.

Well guess what happened today?

Police alert.

We hope you can put this image out to your viewers/readers and help us locate this suspect.

Today, January 25, 2010, around 9:25 am, the Bank of America located at 589 South Lowry Street in Smyrna was robbed. The suspect gave the bank teller a note demanding money and it stated the suspect was armed and was in control of an explosive device. The teller complied with the suspect and the suspect left the bank without further incident.



The suspect did not display a weapon and no evidence of an explosive could be found.

Our suspect is described as a white female, mid 30's - early 40's, approximately 5' 7" tall and weighing approximately 180 - 220 pounds. The female suspect may have left the area in a black Chevrolet Trailblazer.

I have attached a photo of the suspect. Anyone with information about this robbery or the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Detective James Scott at (615) 459-9742, ext. 2547 or the Smyrna Police Department at (615) 459-6644.

Sergeant Bobby Gibson
Smyrna Police Department

I will admit a little pride that Smyrna is ahead of the gender equality curve. In America only 6-10 percent of bank robbers are women, but in Smyrna we are running an impressive 17 percent. TAKE THAT AMERICA! There is always a silver lining in even the worst of times if you look hard enough.