The suspect in yesterday's robbery of the SunTrust Bank at 9400 Richmond Highway has been identified as William J. Kistler, 51, of no fixed address.
At 12:22 p.m., Fairfax County Police received a call that the bank had been robbed by a white male wearing a dark shirt and dark shorts.
"The suspect implied he had a weapon and demanded money," according to Fairfax County Police. "The suspect then fled with an undisclosed amount of cash."
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No one was injured in the incident. Kistler was arrested on Lorton Road just prior to Armistead Road and was charged with robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
"A lookout was broadcast, officers responded, made a perimeter and identified a suspect," said officer Don Gotthardt, a police spokesman. "They obviously picked up someone who was similar to that description."
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