| April 9, 2007 |
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| Woman Arrested for Attempted
Bank Robbery |
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On April 9,
2007, at approximately 12:25 pm, the Burke County Sheriff's Office received a
call from BB&T Bank on South Center Street in Hildebran advising that a
female subject had just entered the bank, produced a handgun and demanded
money. Deputies and detectives immediately responded to the bank and secured
the scene.
Connie Jean Morton, 40, right, of 908 7th Avenue SW,
Conover, was arrested in the evening of April 9, 2007 for attempted robbery
with a dangerous weapon. |
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| Upon arrival at the
scene, witnesses gave a detailed description of the female suspect as well as
the suspect's vehicle. Witnesses stated the suspect left in an older model Ford
Explorer with discoloration to the driver's side front quarter panel. They were
also able to give registration plate information. |
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| At the time of the
attempted robbery, Morton was wearing dark sunglasses, a blue pullover type
raincoat, with the hood over her head, and pink gloves. Morton allegedly showed
the clerk a handgun, handed the clerk a yellow bag and demanded the money.
Morton was unable to obtain any money from the bank. She left the area in the
vehicle described above traveling towards I-40. |
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| From this information,
and security footage from the bank, detectives with the Burke County Sheriff's
Office were able to identify the suspect as Connie Jean Morton. She was entered
as wanted, and surrounding agencies were notified. Multiple locations were
checked before locating Morton with the help of the North Carolina Highway
Patrol. Morton was arrested and the clothing and weapon from the attempted
robbery were recovered. |
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| Connie Jean Morton is
charged with attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and is being held at the
Burke Catawba Detention Facility. She was placed under a $75,000.00 secured
bond and first court appearance is April 11, 2007. |
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