NORFOLK, Va. (NPD) – Norfolk Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with a bank robbery at Wards Corner.
Around 9:35 a.m. police were dispatched to the Truist Bank branch located at 245 E Little Creek Road for the report of a robbery. When Officers arrived, the suspect had already fled; however, the suspect was located a short time later in the City of Portsmouth and taken into police custody.
As a result of this investigation, Lemar A. Veale Jr., 24, of Norfolk, was charged with robbery, use of a firearm, and threats in writing.
Veale Jr. is currently being held without bond in the Norfolk City Jail.
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