Authorities release photo, offer reward for information on June 8 bank robbery

By Times staff writer

© St. Petersburg Times, published June 16, 2000

HUDSON -- The Pasco County Sheriff's Office has released a surveillance photo of a man, shown at right, who robbed the SouthTrust Bank at 8941 State Road 52 at lunchtime June 8.

The man, who was unarmed, eluded ground and air searches and escaped in a new white vehicle driven by another man.

Deputies said the driver of the car, which was an Oldsmobile or Buick, was a white man, possibly in his 30s or 40s.

Anyone with information can contact Detective Jim Bucenell at (727) 844-7723 or the FBI at (727) 815-9398. The FBI is offering a reward for information that leads to the suspects' arrest.

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