Fifth Third Bank Roswell Road

UPDATE: East Cobb bank robbery suspect arrested following Crime Stoppers tip

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The man wanted for an East Cobb bank robbery last week has been arrested, with assistance from a tip via the Greater Atlanta Crime Stoppers tip line.

Cobb Police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said Eduardo Estrada, 35, of East Point, has been charged with robbery by intimidation in connection with a holdup at the Fifth Third Bank branch at 2100 Roswell Road last Thursday. Crime Stoppers

Estrada was booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center late Wednesday and remains in custody on a $7,500 bond, according to Cobb Sheriff’s Office records.

At around 10 a.m. last Thursday, Cobb Police said a man walked up to a teller at the bank branch, located in a Kroger store at the Pavilions at East Lake Shopping Center and demanded money. According to police, he did not reveal a weapon but left on foot with cash, possibly heading toward Wheeler High School.

Wheeler and East Cobb Middle School were on a brief lockdown as the suspect was being pursued.

Pierce said the tipster could be eligible for a $2,000 reward for assistance in the robbery investigation. Crime Stoppers can be contacted with tips at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or by texting CSA + your tip to CRIMES (274637). Tipsters remain anonymous.

East Cobb bank robbery prompts lockdown of Wheeler High, East Cobb Middle School

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Fifth Third Bank Kroger Roswell Road, East Cobb bank robbery
Surveillance photos provided by Cobb Police Department.

An East Cobb bank robbery Thursday morning resulted in the short lockdown of two nearby schools as police pursued a suspect.

According to the Cobb County School District, the exterior doors to Wheeler High School and East Cobb Middle School were locked for about 15 minutes after Cobb Police began investigating the robbery at the Fifth Third Bank location inside a Kroger supermarket at 2100 Roswell Road.

The schools are located across the street from one another on Holt Road and 1.3 miles from the Kroger at the Pavilions at East Lake Shopping Center at Roswell and Robinson roads.

Police said the robbery took place shortly after 10 a.m., when a man walked into the bank and demanded money from a teller.

According to police, the suspect never showed a weapon and left the bank with cash on foot, through the shopping center parking lot, and possibly in the direction of Wheeler.

The suspect remained at large late Thursday afternoon. According to a CCSD statement, the lockdown was “done out of an abundance of caution” at the request of Cobb Police.

“There was never any threat at either school and both schools continued with instruction as normal,” the CCSD statement continued. “Student and staff movement within the building was never restricted.”

Cobb Police described the suspect as an Asian male, around six feet tall, with a husky build. He’s believed to be between 30-40 years old, and was last seen wearing a black hoodie, a black Washington Nationals baseball cap and jeans.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Cobb Police at 770-499-3945.