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Armored truck robbery update: Photo of one suspect released

Rose Velazquez
The Daily Times

Salisbury police are investigating an armed robbery of an armored truck driver Monday.

Salisbury police investigate an armored truck robbery that  happened in the 1100 block of Mt. Hermon Road on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018.

Police said officers responded to the SECU in the 1100 block of Mount Hermon Road at about 7:15 a.m. after four men armed with handguns robbed a Loomis armored truck.

The driver was filling the ATM machine with cash, according to police, when the suspects approached him. The suspects bound the driver's hands and demanded money.

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They took off with the driver's company-issued handgun and an undisclosed amount of money, police said.

In a tweet, the police department said the suspects ran north across Route 50.

A Wicomico County Sheriff's Office K-9 and the Maryland State Police Aviation Division assisted in the investigation, according to police, but were not able to locate the suspects or any additional evidence.

Police said the first suspect is described as a black male wearing a black hoodie and black and gray pants. Two more suspects were described as black males wearing dark clothing and dark masks.

A description of the fourth suspect was not provided.

The police department tweeted out a still image of a suspect in a hooded sweatshirt Monday afternoon that they were able to capture of one of the suspects. 

Anyone who was near SECU between 7 a.m. and 7:20 a.m. and observed any suspicious behavior is urged to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3165 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.

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All Wicomico County schools are back to normal operations following the "safe-in-place status" put in place Monday morning.

Parents of students at East Salisbury Elementary, Wicomico Early Learning Center, Wicomico Middle, Wicomico High and Choices Academy received phone calls and emails Monday morning warning them about the schools' status.

Entry and exit to the above schools as well as a Long Avenue office building were limited after law enforcement started their search for the four suspects, according to a Facebook post from the school system.

"These schools and offices will remain in safe-in-place status until we receive word from law enforcement that we can return to normal operations," the post reads.

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This story will be updated.