Bomb threat used in Cottondale bank robbery.
Robber described as woman with fake beard; officials suspect link to Brookwood robbery
linkCOTTONDALE | A woman with a fake beard and dressed like a man told tellers that she had a bomb during a robbery at the Cottondale branch of the Bank of Tuscaloosa late Friday afternoon, police said.
Tuscaloosa police responded to the bank, 6501 University Blvd. E, at 4:06 p.m., according to a news release from Sgt. Brent Blankley, a police spokesman.
Witnesses told officers that a white woman who was dressed like a man and had a
"drawn on" beard entered the bank Friday afternoon.