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Man arrested for robbing Newport News bank

Police say 21-year-old Daniel Carter was behind a bank robbery that took place on Thimble Shoals Boulevard in Newport News.
Credit: Newport News Police Division

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Police have found and arrested the man who's accused of robbing a bank in Newport News.

Someone called police shortly before 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 to report that a bank was robbed in the 600 block of Thimble Shoals Blvd. Surveillance images show the inside of a Fulton Bank.

Officers were told that a man entered the store, said he had a weapon and passed a note to the bank teller demanding cash.

After getting an unknown amount of money, he took off in a black Ford with rims. Authorities say the car could be a Ford Edge model.

Almost 12 hours after the robbery happened, police placed a man in custody.

Daniel Carter, 21, was arrested and charged with robbery, threat in writing and entering a bank armed with the intent to commit larceny.

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