Collinsville man held with no bond in connection with bank robbery
The Eden Police Department Investigations Division began conducting a high-priority armed robbery at Truist Bank on Friday, May 31. The branch was located at 680 S Van Buren Road, Eden, N.C., according to a release.
Officers arrived at the scene and learned a suspect had entered the bank and brandished a handgun at the clerk, demanding money. Afterwards, a man allegedly fled in an unknown direction with an undisclosed amount of money. The tellers were shaken but uninjured, according to authorities.
The Henry and Patrick County sheriff’s offices began assisting the Eden Police Department in reference to this robbery on June 3, and developed a suspect. A short time later the suspect was identified as Bobby Dobbins, 53.
Dobbins was located and arrested in Collinsville. Henry County Sheriff’s deputies issued a Fugitive of Justice warrant based of the charge of felony robbery from Eden, North Carolina.
Dobbins is currently held in the Henry County Adult Detention Center with no bond.
