Bank robber in Dong Nai suspected of abandoning car in the forest

The red and black Sirius was discovered in the forest, bordering Binh Thuan province, about 40 km from the robbed bank.

The robber used the motorbike to escape. Photo: Security camera.

On September 4, Dong Nai police appraised a red-black Sirius motorbike found in the forest of Gia Phu sub-school (Xuan Loc Forest Protection Management Board), bordering Binh Thuan province. It had many similar features to the motorbike used by the robber of HDBank (Gia Ray branch, Xuan Loc district) to escape after committing the crime.

"People discovered the car and reported it to the investigation agency. We have to examine it to know exactly whether it belongs to the suspect or not," the investigator said.

HDBank Gia Ray branch on the day of the robbery. Photo: Phuoc Tuan.

At noon 3 days ago, a young man wearing a mask drove a Sirius motorbike without a license plate to HDBank Gia Ray branch.Leaving the car outside, he entered the deserted trading area.

Holding a machete and a white towel wrapped object, he threw a black bag to the employee and demanded: "Give me all your money, or I'll cut you." Afraid that the robber had a gun,People panicked and gave him more than 200 million dong.

While trying to escape with the bag of money, the robber was stopped by a customer and a security guard who threw a chair at him. However, he managed to run to the car and escape towards Binh Thuan.

On the way to escape, the robber dropped many bundles of money, which were picked up by people and returned to the bank. The total amount of money lost was about 20 million VND.

According to VNE