24-05-2025
‘I have him trapped': Robbery suspect stopped by Cleveland bank teller
CLEVELAND (WJW) – Video released to the FOX 8 I-Team shows a suspected bank robber busted before he ever got out the door. The suspect was busted by a bank teller.
Cleveland police took a 911 call from a woman saying, 'Police, I need the police. Huntington Bank. I've just been robbed.'
The call came in from a bank at 55th Street and Broadway Avenue.
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Body camera video shows, as police arrived, they found the suspect already locked up.
'Yes, ma'am, I have him trapped in our security doors. He's pulling on the doors right now,' the worker told police.
Police saw a man trapped in the lobby. The doors were locked by a bank teller before the suspected robber even left the bank for the getaway.
'Hey, no, no. Raise your hands behind your head. Raise your fingers behind your head,' an officer ordered the man.
'He passed a note,' the worker added.
Police found a fake gun and a suspect not happy about being busted before even leaving the bank.
'I can't do nothing. I'm (bleep) locked in,' he said.
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Investigators arrested James Dodrill. Cuyahoga County prosecutors indicted him for aggravated robbery and robbery. Dodrill has pleaded not guilty.
Police also found more than evidence inside the bank. Video shows, as officers searched the suspect, they found a wad of cash.
If he's convicted, Dodrill might get locked up in prison. Here, even the crime scene turned into a lock-up.
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