Crime

Gulfport police search for masked suspect in Hancock Bank robbery

Gulfport police are searching for a suspect in a robbery Friday at Hancock Bank on Swan Road, a release said.

The suspect was wearing a face mask, a hat, mirrored glasses and a gray Converse T-shirt when he entered the bank around 1:08 p.m. and committed the robbery.

It’s unclear if the man was armed.

To report information, call the Gulfport Police Department at 228-868-5959 or Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers at 877-787-5898.

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Margaret Baker
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Margaret is an investigative reporter whose search for truth exposed corrupt sheriffs, a police chief and various jailers and led to the first prosecution of a federal hate crime for the murder of a transgendered person. She worked on the Sun Herald’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Hurricane Katrina team. When she pursues a big story, she is relentless.
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