Bomb Threats Phoned in On Two Local Banks

Unknown callers made bomb threats within an hour of each other against two local banks Friday. The firs call came Friday around 10:00 a.m. to The Bank of Hampton Roads location just north of the NC/VA State line in Moyock. According to a press release from the City of Chesapeake, the caller demanded an undisclosed sum of money be placed in a car and driven to a location in North Carolina. The caller went on to state that if the bank did not comply, a bomb placed at the bank would be detonated.

Bank Robbery Reported in Moyock

For the second time in a little more than a month, the Currituck Sheriff’s Office is investigating the robbery of a Moyock Bank.

According to a press release from Currituck Public Information Officer, Randall Edwards, a bank robbery occurred on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at the Bank of the Commonwealth, 562 Caratoke Highway, in Moyock.

Edwards related that an unidentified person got away from the bank with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect was reported to be unarmed at the time of the robbery, which took place at approximately 3:15 p.m. No injuries were reported.