Suffolk man charged in Portsmouth robbery

Published 11:49 pm Friday, September 18, 2015

A Suffolk man has been arrested in a Thursday bank robbery in Portsmouth.

Norman

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Leon A. Norman, 48, of the 4200 block of Hardy Drive, is charged with robbery and is being held in the Portsmouth City Jail, according to a police department press release.

According to the release, the bank robbery was reported at 4:36 p.m. at the SunTrust Bank at 4016 Victory Blvd.

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According to detectives, the male suspect entered the bank and gave the clerk a note demanding money. The clerk complied with his demands and the suspect left the bank and got into a gold sedan.