Crime & Safety

Police Search for Bank Robber

The Douglasville Police Department and Douglas County Sheriff's Department are looking for a man that robbed the Bank of the Ozarks, off of Chapel Hill Road.

The Douglasville Police Department and Douglas County Sheriff's Department are looking for a man that robbed the Bank of the Ozarks, off of Chapel Hill Road, today at about 3:15 p.m.

A man wearing a mask that looked like an old man said he had a gun and robbed the bank, Douglasville Police Deputy Chief Gary Sparks said. He never, however, displayed a weapon.

"We were led to believe he fled on foot," Sparks said.

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Police K-9 Units are working to track the person and the police are in the process of checking the bank's surveillance equipment, Sparks said. Also, a perimeter has been set up and local schools have been notified.

No injuries have been reported.

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