A robber was still at large after a holdup at a Regions Bank near Second Avenue and Southwest First Street in downtown Miami on Monday, according to WSVN 7News. Miami police confirmed the robbery, and officers searched after the report but did not catch the suspect before he left, the station reported.
Important details remain unclear in WSVN’s account: it did not provide a suspect description, say how much money was taken, or report whether a weapon was shown. The report also did not say whether investigators had identified a suspect.
Reward information and earlier cases
WSVN reported that Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers was offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest. The organization’s website says it offers rewards up to that amount for cases featured there; people with information can check its official channels for current case and tip instructions.
Past Miami bank-robbery cases offer local reference points, but they do not establish a connection to this investigation. The FBI reported that Roger Hackworth was arrested in Miami on June 6, 2012, in connection with a Regions Bank robbery at 99 SW 12th Street the previous day. That was a separate robbery at a different branch, more than a decade earlier.
In another distinct case, WSVN reported that Arnold Bell Jr. was arrested in connection with an attempted Bank of America robbery at 150 W. Flagler Street on July 14, 2023; that incident involved a hostage situation. The different bank, circumstances and outcome make it a comparison of prior downtown cases—not evidence about the suspect or circumstances in Monday’s Regions Bank robbery.
