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Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested On Metro

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Metropolitan police have arrested an alleged bank robber who tried to use the Metro as his getaway vehicle.

It happened about 10 a.m. Friday. The Washington Post reports that a man robbed a Wells Fargo bank on K Street. D.C. police asked Metro Transit Police to hold trains at the Dupont stop.

A Metro spokesman says the suspect was arrested without incident on a train bound for Silver Spring.

The suspect has not been identified.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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