Police are on the lookout for two female suspects who allegedly robbed a credit union and locked the employees in a safe early Saturday.
A customer walked into the business in the 2500 block of Flower Mound Road on Saturday morning to discover there were no employees in the lobby. He heard noises coming from an area where the safe is located, according to a news release issued by the Flower Mound Police Department.
Police said the bank customer was able to communicate with the employees. He called the police at 8:17 a.m. and upon arrival, they were able to release the two employees from the safe after contacting additional employees of the credit union.
After investigation, police said they learned that two, armed, dark-skinned females overpowered the two employees. An undisclosed amount of money was taken and the two suspects locked the two employees in the safe before they left, police said.
Both suspects were described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall with black hair and a thin build. One was wearing all black clothing and was armed with a semi-automatic handgun, according to the news release, and the other was wearing pink and white clothing, a hat and sunglasses and was armed with a knife.
The Flower Mound Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are working jointly on the investigation. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 972-539-0525. Anonymous tips can be made by calling 972-874-3307.
Other reports
1100 block of Linden Drive — An 83-year-old woman reported to Denton police that she was a victim of fraud recently. She told police she met a man on an online dating website who asked her to send him $15,000. The man told her he was working in Egypt. Officers filed a fraud report.
700 block of West Sycamore Street — A 38-year-old Denton man was arrested on an unlawful restraint charge Friday afternoon. Police said they responded to a domestic disturbance call after they received a report of a female screaming for help inside the residence. After further investigation, officers determined that the man was allegedly trying to keep a 19-year-old woman from leaving.
Roundup
From 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday:
* Forty-six people were booked into the Denton County Jail.
* Denton police posted 14 reports online.
From Sunday, Aug. 24, to Saturday:
Texas Woman’s University responded to 83 calls for service, 12 reports, four escorts, five moving violations and three arrests.
Sunday, Aug. 24, to Thursday:
University of North Texas police responded to two reports of theft more than $50 and less than $500, responded to one minor crash, one suspicious person, arrested one person for evading arrest, arrested four people for possession of marijuana less than two ounces, arrested one person for displaying a weapon, arrested three people for criminal mischief, responded to two medical calls, issued one citation for possession of drug paraphernalia, issued three criminal trespass warnings, made one arrest for driving while intoxicated, arrested one person for public intoxication, responded to one graffiti call, made one outside agency arrest and issued one municipal citation for theft.
— Megan Gray-Hatfield
