The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed bank robbery that occurred Monday afternoon at the Hometown Community Bank on Ga. 124 near the Traditions of Braselton community.
The suspect, described as wearing a pair of black, high-top tennis shoes, a gray T-shirt, blue jeans and a hood that covered his face, entered the bank shortly before 4 p.m., according to Maj. David Cochran.
Wielding a handgun, the man demanded cash from the bank teller and then fled the bank within about 30 seconds, Cochran said.
No one was injured during the robbery.
Police are not disclosing the amount of money the man may have taken, and Cochran said investigators are still reviewing surveillance footage. Also, police have no description of a possible getaway vehicle.
The sheriff’s office, along with Braselton and Hoschton’s police departments, responded to the scene. Cochran said Jackson County is handling the investigation.
Monday’s robbery marks the third armed bank robbery in the area within a year.
