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JUST IN: Police responding to bank robbery in Old Town

The Alexandria Police Department is responding to a bank robbery at the Burke & Herbert Bank (100 S Fairfax Street) in Old Town.

Scanner traffic indicates a woman entered the bank with a puffy jacket and a mask covering her face and handed a note to a clerk just before 10 a.m.

Alexandria Police spokesman Marcel Bassett said no arrest has been made yet and the robber left with an undisclosed amount of cash.

As of 11:15 a.m., the bank was reopened.

Vernon Miles and James Cullum contributed to this story
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