Bank robbery in Flowery Branch

The Wells Fargo Bank in Flowery Branch was robbed about noon today.

Flowery Branch Police spokesman Todd Templeton said the bandit entered the bank, located on Hog Mountain Road, and presented a teller with a note demanding money. The teller complied and gave the man an undisclosed amount of money. “He was last seen entering a dark-colored sedan,” Templeton said.

Crimestoppers of Greater Atlanta is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the suspect. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Flowery Branch Police Lt. Chad Ford. 770-967-6336 during office hours. 770-536-8812 after hours. Email [email protected].

Those wishing to remain anonymous can submit tips to Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (5477) or online at www.stopcrimeatl.com.

About the Author

Ken Stanford is Online News Editor for GLORY 97.5, a position he has held since August 2022.

Ken was born in Moultrie, Georgia, and says he knew from the time he was 5 or 6 he wanted to be a “radio announcer.” That dream was realized when he was hired by Moultrie radio station WMTM in 1960 at the age of 15 as a weekend disc jockey. A 1963 graduate of Moultrie (now Colquitt County) High School, he has spent his whole career in Georgia working for stations in Atlanta, Marietta, and Gainesville – most recently as News Director for 40 years at WDUN in Gainesville. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Reserves.

Ken retired in 2011 but came out of retirement last year to help GLORY, on a part-time basis, beef-up its online news presence.

He is the recipient of many Associated Press awards and is a former judge of state and national Associated Press broadcast news contests. In 2005, he was presented with the Georgia Associated Press Broadcasters Association’s President’s Award for Excellence in Journalism and in 2019 was inducted into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame.

He lives in Gainesville with his wife of 52 years, the former Sandra McKnight of Clio, Alabama, and they have one child, a daughter, Lisa, who lives in Cumming with her family.