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Robbers of Pocomoke City Bank Still at Large

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After a shootout with an Accomack County Sheriff’s deputy those who robbed a PNC bank in Pocomoke City are still at large.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the robbery occurred around 2 p.m. yesterday when the Pocomoke City police got word of a car that was possibly related the crime.

It had been going south on Route 13 when the sheriff’s tried to stop the vehicle on Bethel Church Road.

That’s when shots were fired damaging a deputy’s patrol car.

It was last seen going east on Turkey Run Road near Mappsville.

The Daily Times reports that the Worcester County Sheriff’s office said that it had been following three or four black male suspects who had come into Virginia.

A reward of $10-thousand is being offered by the bank for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the robbery.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.