FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:  December 20, 2007
Contact: Paul E. Daymond, Media Representative
Direct Dial: (205) 279-1457

Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Carmen S. Adams announced that The Southern Bank, 390 West Main Street, Centre, Alabama was robbed this morning at approximately
10:20 a.m.

Two black males, armed with a handgun and automatic weapon, entered the bank and forced the manager into the vault at gunpoint. Money was placed into a duffle bag and the subjects fled the bank in a gray Buick Park Avenue, with an undisclosed amount of money. A dye pack exploded and the duffle bag was thrown out the window. The Buick was recovered approximately one half mile away in a residential area. It is believed that the subjects switched vehicles, however no other information is available on a possible second vehicle.

The subjects are described as follows:

Subject 1: Black male, approximately 6'2", average build, camouflage jacket, dark clothing, mask and a silver handgun.

Subject 2: Black male, approximately 5'8", medium build, hooded jacket, dark clothing, mask and gloves. Subject 2 was armed with an automatic weapon, similar to a Tech 9.

Both subjects should be considered to be armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cherokee County Sheriffs Office at (256) 927-3365, the Centre Police Department at (256) 927-3361 or the Gadsden Resident Agency of the FBI at (256) 547-0522.

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