| June 26,
2004 |
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Suspected Bank Robbers Captured Friday |
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Victor G. Flores |
Paul Buckner |
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| Two men suspected of the robbery of First
Citizens Bank in Hildebran were nabbed late Friday afternoon. |
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| Victor Guaerrana Flores, also known as Victor
Vargas, 18, of 147 17th Street Place NW, Hickory, and Paul Buckner, 38, of 804
Spencer Road NE, Conover are charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon in
the June 24th bank robbery. |
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| Approximately $2,700 in cash was taken in the
robbery, according to a story by the Morganton New Herald. |
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| Detectives with the Burke County Sheriff's
Office said a break came in the case after their investigation linked one of
the suspects to an abandoned vehicle. The vehicle was reportedly found behind
Winn-Dixie in Hildebran shortly after the robbery. |
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| The car was registered to a Colorado resident,
according to investigators. The car was traced to another person in Hickory,
and that trail eventually led to Flores and Buckner. |
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| Investigators believe that after the bank
robbery, the two men left the area in another car after ditching the Colorado
vehicle behind the grocery store. Winn-Dixie is located directly behind the
bank. |
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| According to detectives, Flores was found late
Friday afternoon hiding in the crawl space of a relative's home in Longview.
Buckner was also arrested Friday at Lowman's Motel in Hildebran. |
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| Flores' bond was set at $100,000, and Buckner's
bond was set at $25,000. Both men will have a first court appearance Monday in
Burke County District Court. |
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