BRYAN, Texas — UPDATE: December 9, 4:30 p.m.
The Bryan Police Department has released new details in a bank robbery that happened at a Bryan grocery store Wednesday morning.
Marilyn Romanos, 53, of Calvert, is charged with robbery.
Officers responded to the Kroger grocery store on the 2300 block of Boonville Road around 10:36 a.m. Wednesday. Witnesses said a woman, whom police have identified as Romanos, walked into the First Convenience Bank and threatened to hurt employees if they didn't hand over money.
However, police said Romanos ran from the bank without getting anything. Due to an unrelated crash near the intersection of North Earl Rudder Freeway Frontage Road and Old Reliance Road, investigators said Romanos couldn't make a clean getaway. Based on the description provided by bank employees, officers caught up to Romanos as she waited in traffic for the crash to clear and she was arrested.
No one was hurt and a bond for Romanos has not yet been set.
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The Bryan Police Department said they caught the person they believe responsible for a mid-morning bank robbery at a local grocery store.
It happened at the First Convenience Bank inside the Kroger grocery store on the 2300 block of Boonville Road. The call for help came in around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday. Officers responded to the scene and said no one was hurt.
About a half hour after the reported robbery, they announced on Twitter that they had caught a suspect and were continuing to investigate. This is a developing story and we will bring you updates as more information becomes available.
This is the second bank robbery at this location in the last two months. That time, investigators said it was a woman who robbed the bank and left the scene. She has not yet been caught, according to the last reports.
