From: MCCULLEY Jenna B <Jenna.B.McCulley@ci.eugene.
Date: Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 2:54 PM
Subject: Coordinated Response Lands Bank Robber in Custody
To:
News Release
August 30, 2011
For further information, contact:
Jenna McCulley, Public Information Coordinator, at 541.682.5197, or
Melinda McLaughlin, APR, Public Information Director, at 541.682.5124
Swift Response Nets Bank Robber
Case No. 11-14566
SUMMARY: Eugene Police arrest William Cody Grimes, 34, within 21 minutes of a robbery at Bank of America, 201 E 11th Avenue
Eugene Police responded to a robbery today at 12:06 p.m. at the Bank of America branch located at 201 E 11th Avenue. A single white, male suspect entered the bank approached the teller and presented a note, then left on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Responding officers quickly set up a perimeter and began to search for the involved suspect.
Thanks to quick and tactical coordination between EPD and partnering agencies including the Lane County Sheriff's Office, and Lane Transit District, Officers Tim Haywood and Jud Warden located the suspect who had boarded a nearby EMX bus. At 12:27 p.m. William Cody Grimes, 34-year-old, was taken into custody and will be lodged at the Lane County Jail on Federal Charges.
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Jenna B McCulley
Public Information Coordinator
Eugene Police Department
Office: 541.682.5197
Pager: 541.341.2606
PROTECT.SERVE.CARE.
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