Raleigh police investigate daytime PNC Bank robbery on Capital Boulevard
Police were still searching for a suspect after a daylight PNC Bank robbery on Capital Boulevard, leaving shoppers and workers near Ashton Square with unanswered safety questions.
Raleigh police were searching Tuesday for a man who robbed the PNC Bank at 4000 Capital Blvd. just after 9 a.m., in the middle of one of Wake County’s busiest commercial corridors. The branch sits in the Ashton Square area of North Capital Boulevard, where drivers, shoppers and employees move through the strip throughout the day. Police had not released a suspect description and had not said whether the robber was armed.
The robbery happened in daylight, and officers said the suspect’s whereabouts were still unknown. That left several basic questions unresolved, including how the robber got away, whether anyone was hurt and how much money was taken. A man entered the bank and told a teller to fill a large envelope with money, according to details provided about the robbery. For nearby businesses, the uncertainty matters as much as the crime itself, because a bank robbery on Capital Boulevard can quickly affect customer traffic, employee routines and the feeling of safety along the corridor.
The branch at 4000 North Capital Boulevard is the PNC Bank Ashton Square branch, and directory records say it has served Wake County for more than 36 years. It is not the first time the same location has drawn police attention. A man robbed the same PNC branch on April 4, 2012, and Raleigh police later arrested Marco Antonio Eguia-Cedillo, 24, in connection with a separate PNC Bank robbery on Capital Boulevard on Sept. 6, 2024.
The corridor has seen other fast-moving bank robbery cases as well. In March 2025, a robbery at a First Citizens branch on Capital Boulevard ended in an arrest the same day. For people who work, bank and shop along this stretch, those cases show how quickly a single robbery can ripple through a busy roadway lined with banks, stores and neighborhood access points.
Raleigh police said anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers at 919-996-1193 or submit an anonymous tip online. The Raleigh Police Department also says its online crime data and crime-mapping tools are updated automatically, giving residents a way to monitor reported crime near Capital Boulevard as the investigation continues.
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