UPDATE: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong released the following information on Friday afternoon's robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank at the corner of William Street and Saliman Road. The suspect, Terry Wayne Fowler, 51, who was armed with a folding knife, was booked into Carson City Jail on robbery charges.
Here's Sheriff Furlong's release:
At approximately 1:53 p.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office was notified of a bank robbery at the corner of William Street and Saliman Road. According to reports, an adult male walked into the Wells Fargo Bank and demanded cash. The suspect was armed with a folding knife.
As a result of the rapid precise actions of the Wells Fargo employees, Sheriff’s units were able to converge into the area quickly and identify the suspect within 300 feet of the bank. The suspect was quickly taken into custody without incident. An undisclosed amount of cash was recovered from the suspect, along with a knife.
The suspect is being identified as Terry Wayne Fowler, born 12/20/61, out of Crescent City, CA. Carson City Detectives and FBI Agents are investigating the robbery. Fowler was booked into the Carson City Jail on the charges of Robbery, with bail listed at $40,000.
The Sheriff’s Office credits Wells Fargo employees with the success of this arrest. The entire incident was resolved within 4 minutes. This was only made possible because employees and managers were well prepared for incidents such as this and have excellent training to insure employees know just what to do when they occur.
UPDATE: A Carson City man was arrested within minutes of allegedly robbing Wells Fargo on William Street in Carson City. The man, identified as Terry Wayne Fowler, 51, made off with a bag of money and was caught by Carson City Sheriff's Office Sgt. Brian Humphrey in the Mills Park Shopping Center parking lot, across the street from the bank.
Humphrey said he heard the bulletin from dispatch while driving in his unmarked patrol vehicle across the street from the bank. He drove up behind the U-Haul rental shop, where he spotted the man carrying a blue polka-dot bag. When he got out of the patrol vehicle, the man saw that it was a uniformed officer and took off running, Humphrey said.
He commanded Fowler to stop at gunpoint in which he did and was immediately detained. Within seconds other officers arrived to where Humphrey was and began to collect evidence. The FBI is investigating.
Fowler was asked where he was from and he replied: Carson City.
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The Wells Fargo on 1515 East William Street was robbed at around 1:53 p.m. Friday afternoon. The suspect is described as in his 30s, with dirty blond hair, dirty blond beard with tattoos on his fingers and wearing worn-out jeans, and old clothes.
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