Dunwoody, GA - July 31, 2024 - On July 30, 2024, at about 2:20pm officers were dispatched to Synovus Bank at 5506 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd in reference to a robbery in progress. The suspect entered the bank, presented a demand note for cash and left the bank with no money. The suspect then went to Chase Bank at 5540 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, presented a demand note and left with an undisclosed amount of cash. Officers arrived in the area and located the subject after he entered a nearby wood line and changed clothes. He was located by officers, detained, identified as the offender and taken to Dunwoody Police Headquarters for further questioning. He was identified as 71-year-old Sharke Bankston.

Officers determined the same offender was involved in two other bank robberies in the cities of Brookhaven and Chamblee. Brookhaven Police Department had an active warrant for his arrest, and he was the suspect in Chamblee’s bank robbery. Representatives from both agencies responded to Dunwoody Police Headquarters and interviewed the offender.

Bankston was transported to Dekalb County Jail for Brookhaven’s warrant and the offenses within Dunwoody. Questions regarding the incidents in Brookhaven and Chamblee should be directed to their representatives.

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