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Bank robbery in Fort Walton Beach, police searching for suspect

On Thursday afternoon around 4:26pm, the Fort Walton Beach Police Department received a call stating that the BancorpSouth bank on Beal Parkway had just been robbed. According to Lieutenant Steven […]

Jared Williams

On Thursday afternoon around 4:26pm, the Fort Walton Beach Police Department received a call stating that the BancorpSouth bank on Beal Parkway had just been robbed.

According to Lieutenant Steven Marlow, a white male entered the bank and passed a note to the Teller demanding money. The suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of money.

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The suspect is believed to have left in a red, four-door Kia.

At this time, this is all of the information that the FWBPD could tell us. We will report back as an update becomes available.

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