OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies said they are searching for two armed men who targeted two people using the same ATM three days apart, forcing them to withdraw money and then drive them out of the area.
Osceola County deputies said the pair are wanted on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping.
Investigators said the men first approached a victim at the Bank of America at 35 S. Doverplum Ave. around 8:30 p.m. Jan. 29. That victim told deputies the men forced the victim to withdraw money from the ATM, and then to drive them out of the area, where the men ran away.
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Deputies said a similar incident occurred Monday where the two armed men approached a man at the ATM and forced him to withdraw money before forcing him to drive them out of the area, where the men once again ran away.
Deputies described the first robber as a light-skinned black man with light facial hair, and wearing a black hoodie and long pants. They said the man has a skinny build and is between 5 feet, 7 inches tall and 5 feet, 10 inches tall.
The second robber is described as a tall man with a medium build, who was wearing a blue hoodie and long pants.
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Investigators did not say how much money was stolen, only that it wasn’t a lot.
Deputies advised people to be alert when using an ATM and be on the lookout for anything suspicious.
“I don’t know what I’d do in that situation, but it’s a scary situation,” bank customer Jill May said.
Anyone with information related to the case or similar incidents is asked to call the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office at 407-348-2222.
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