CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CMPD has charged a suspect for their involvement in two bank robberies after a vehicle pursuit.
Officers responded to a robbery at Fifth Third Bank in Northwest Charlotte around 11:52 a.m. on February 18. During the robbery the suspect entered the bank and demanded money from the teller by threatening with a gun.
Witnesses on the scene at the time stated that the suspect fled in a white Nissan Rogue. Soon after officers were able to locate a vehicle fitting the description nearby.
CMPD then attempted to initiate a traffic stop but the driver refused to stop and a pursuit began.
The pursuit ended after the vehicle exited I-85 at Billy Graham Highway. The driver was detained without incident – there was no vehicle collisions and no one was injured.
The suspect was then identified as 58-year-old Alvin James Pierce. Pierce was then interviewed and charged with Armed Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon according to CMPD.
During the investigation police also linked Pierce to an additional robbery that happened on January 7. The robbery took place at a Fifth Third bank in South Charlotte.
A warrant for robbery with a dangerous weapon was then issued for Pierce’s arrest and served to him, CMPD says.
The investigation into this case is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 911. The public can also leave an anonymous tip by calling Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or visiting their website at http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.
