Chattanooga police nab suspect in two bank robberies

Christopher Joseph Dodd
Christopher Joseph Dodd
photo Christopher Joseph Dodd

A man suspected of robbing two Chattanooga banks this week is in custody, police said.

Christopher Joseph Dodd, 32, has been charged in the Monday robbery of First Tennessee Bank on Highway 58, and the Wednesday hold-up at Cohutta Banking Co. on Highway 153.

Police said that in both cases, the robber handed the bank teller a note demanding cash and claiming he had a firearm.
Dodd also is a suspect in thefts from businesses in the same time period, police said.

The police statement gave no information on how Dodd was identified as a suspect or the circumstances of his arrest.

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