Tellers trap would-be robber at Crofton bank

‘Once he was in, he couldn’t get out’

By HEATHER RAWLYK, Staff Writer

Published 03/23/09

Quick-thinking tellers trapped a gun-toting masked man in a vestibule between two doors of a Crofton bank during an attempted robbery yesterday morning.

Top & bottom photos by J. Henson — The Capital
Middle photos by Anne Arundel County Police TOP: A man who allegedly tried to rob a Crofton bank Monday morning shot through a glass door after he found himself locked in the business. The man was eventually able to escape. MIDDLE: Darell Alfred, left, and Maurice A. King were arrested. BOTTOM: Police stopped and searched a black Chevrolet pickup and arrested the two men minutes later on Route 50 westbound near the exit for Interstate 97 north. Police said they found the gun used during the robbery attempt inside the pickup.

The man eventually shot his way out of the Arundel Federal Savings Bank, but didn’t get far — or get any cash. County police caught up with the suspected robber and his alleged accomplice within minutes on Route 50 near Interstate 97.

A witness told police he saw a man walking on Davidsonville Road just after 10:30 a.m. and watched as the man put a ski mask over his face, cut through a small parking lot and headed to the front entrance of the bank at 2046...

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Bank robbery foiled - 2009-03-24 18:33:16

The article does not fully describe the "problem" the would be robbers experienced.? This is a new type technology being installed in banks- an "air-lock", if you will, which requires anyone who enters to wait until the first door closes before allowing the second door to open.? Having moved to LA recently from DC, I have experienced this first hand.? These systems have been in use here for a number of years.? It's about time they started appearing on the east coast.? Knowing you could be trapped in between the two doors until the police arrive is quite a deterrent to would be bank robbers, not to mention the safety afforded to the tellers and customers in the bank.

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