Two area banks robbed
A South Park man who robbed the Northwest Savings Bank in Bethel Park the afternoon of May 15 turned himself in May 18 at the Allegheny County Jail.
Detective Lance Mattes of the Bethel Park police said Charles Wright, 31, turned himself in and faces a hearing May 28 in Bethel Park Magistrate Court.
Wright robbed the Northwest Savings Bank at the intersection of Library and Clifton Roads in Bethel Park shortly after 4 p.m. May 15. According to reports, Wright walked into the bank shortly before closing time and handed the teller a note requesting money. Police said the man received an undisclosed amount of money and fled on foot.
Mattes said an arrest warrant was obtained for Wright over the weekend.
“He was quickly established as a suspect,” Mattes said.
Then on May 18 around 9:45 a.m., Castle Shannon police chief Ken Truver said a bald white male, estimated to be 5’8″ walked into the First Commonwealth Bank at 301 Mt. Lebanon Blvd. and handed a teller a note demanding cash. Chief Truver said the man, estimated to be in his 30s weighing around 180-200 pounds, wore blue jeans and a white, button-down shirt, and walked out with an undetermined amount of cash and did not display a weapon. The FBI and Allegheny County detectives are leading the investigations, police said.