Woman charged in connection to Topeka bank robbery

13 October 2023

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) says a federal grand jury has indicted a woman with robbing a Topeka bank.

The DOJ said in a press release Rodshell N. Mays, 51, is charged with one count of bank robbery. The woman is accused of using force or intimidation on last month to take money from an employee at Capitol Federal Bank on SW Topeka Boulevard. Both the Topeka Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are working to investigate this incident.


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At 2:54 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25, police were called to the Capitol Federal Bank at 1201 SW Topeka Boulevard on a report of a bank robbery. The suspect allegedly made a demand for cash and threatened with a weapon but did not display a weapon during the incident. The suspect then fled the area on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.

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