Homewood Bank Robbery

Serial Bank Robber Captured

Swift and intelligent police work by Homewood and Birmingham Police Officers led to the capture of a suspected serial bank robber who allegedly robbed several banks around the country.

The fact that he left the bank in a taxicab didn't help his cause.

NBC13

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Birmingham police said they arrested Donnie Kenneda, the man who allegedly robbed several banks around the country.

FBI agents said they arrested the suspected serial robber Wednesday morning while he was fleeing in a taxicab after robbing a bank in Homewood, Ala.

Authorities said he handed the teller a note and then fled the bank with cash.

Police stopped Kenneda's cab and arrested him without incident.

Investigators said they have linked Kenneda to robberies committed in Syracuse, N.Y., Covington, Ky., Cincinnati and Columbus by witness identifications, wording in the robbery notes, M.O. and physical description.

Below are a few pictures from the scene of the robbery and where the alleged robber was captured...


The bank where the robbery occurred...




Homewood Car 21 and 23 at the bank...




Homewood Police Officer being interviewed by the local media...




Birmingham and Homewood Police Officers after the suspect was captured in Birmingham...




Birmingham Police Department Sergeant...




Birmingham Officer removing the back seat of his car while his partner secures the taxicab driver until everything is sorted out...



The taxicab driver, who was apparently found to be innocent and released...




Birmingham Evidence Technician searching the taxicab...




Birmingham FBI at the scene...




A few of the Birmingham & Homewood officers on the scene...




Birmingham & Homewood officers at the taxicab...




Local media shooting the suspected robber in the back of the patrol car...




Homewood Evidence Technician arriving at the scene...




Homewood Police Motorscout...

BFRS : 12 Patient MVA

Birmingham Fire & Rescue

Seven (7) Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service rescue units were dispatched to an MVA with 12 patients injured, the majority of them children. Units responding were Engine 19, Engine 12, Rescue 12, Rescue 8, Rescue 27, Rescue 1, Rescue 6, Rescue 2, Rescue 13, EMS 4 and Battalion 3.

I was very impressed with how BFRS was able to get all the required assets on the scene so quickly. Not only that, they handled the stress of a mass casualty incident with a high degree of professionalism and organization.

Birmingham News:

12 hospitalized after van crash:

Twelve people were taken to area hospitals after a passenger van and an SUV collided Monday at 11:30 a.m.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Capt. C.W. Mardis said the Hillcrest Hospital van was carrying two adults and seven teenagers when it collided with an SUV carrying two women and an infant. The accident happened near the intersection of Kimberly Avenue and Higdon Road, just off of Oporto-Madrid Boulevard. Mardis said the infant riding in the SUV was perhaps the most seriously injured of the victims.

Engine 19 was the first unit on the scene. The two vehicles involved in the wreck were the cream colored van on the left side of the picture and the black Jeep on the far right...




The Jeep involved...




Windshield spidering...




The van involved...




Rescue 8 on the scene...




Engine 12 was dispatched for manpower...




Rescue 27's crew moving a patient to Rescue 27 with Rescue 8 in the background...




Rescue 27, Rescue 1 and Rescue 8...







Rescue 1 leaving the scene...







Rescue 6 arriving...










Birmingham Police Officer measuring the scene for his diagram...

Redbird 27 with Russian Antonov

Redbird 27 with Russian Antonov AN-124-100


The Russian Antonov AN-124-100, RA-82080, was in town to pick up a load of generators and take them to Alaska. Below are a few pictures of the plane and Redbird 27.