Crime & Safety
Police, FBI Investigating Attempted Robbery at Georgetown M&T Bank
Metropolitan police spokesperson said there is a joint investigation underway with the FBI.
Update 11 a.m.:
Original Post:
Metropolitan 2nd District police and the FBI are investigating an attempted robbery at an M&T bank in Georgetown.
Find out what's happening in Georgetownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
According to Metropolitan Police spokesperson Araz Alali, police are investigating a second degree burglary at 1420 Wisconsin Ave., NW where a bank alarm was activated early Friday morning.
Police arrived on scene at the bank at 2:08 a.m. Alai said. The bank was closed and unoccupied. Alai told Patch that the suspect is believed to have gained entry to the bank through an adjacent building which is under construction.
Find out what's happening in Georgetownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
"The attempted target was an ATM machine in the bank," said Alai, although no entry was made into the machine.
The neighboring building under construction is one of the few impacted by the .
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
