On August 11 at 7:20 p.m., investigators with the Toccoa Police Department and GBI received a positive identification on the Northeast Georgia Bank robbery suspect.
Toccoa police have issued a felony robbery warrant for Sidney Alan McCollum, 42, of Pickens County, South Carolina.
According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, McCollum has active felony warrants from Pickens County against him on larceny and domestic violence charges.
McCollum is believed to be in a vehicle he allegedly stole in Pickens. It’s described as a 1997 White F350 4-door Dooley pickup with no tag displayed. The vehicle has an aluminum toolbox on the back and has damage to the rear passenger side quarter panel. Before they ID’d the suspect, officials released a photo of a ‘vehicle of interest’ after the robbery but now say to “disregard” that photo.
Suspect handed the teller a note
According to officials, McCollum allegedly entered Northeast Georgia Bank on Big A Road around 11:57 a.m. on August 11. He passed the teller a note telling her it was a robbery and asked for money.
“After getting an undisclosed amount of money, he left the bank on foot,” says Mize. “No one at the bank was injured but the tellers were naturally rattled by the incident.”
Toccoa police and Stephens County deputies set up a perimeter around the bank and surrounding areas.
The Stephens County K-9 Unit was called to the scene but the dogs were only able to get a short track on the suspect.
Surveillance cameras captured an image of the suspect which investigators publicly circulated to help identify him. The image shows a white male with a medium to stocky build, brown hair, and a beard. He was wearing a gray t-shirt, jeans, ball cap, and sunglasses at the time of the robbery.
After identifying the suspect, officials Thursday released a more detailed description. They say McCollum is five-foot-ten inches tall, weighs 200 pounds, has brown hair, and blue eyes.
If you see him, do not approach him, urges Mize, instead, call any one of these investigators:
Detective SGT Denver Gunn at the Toccoa PD at 706-282-3281
Investigator Reed Kent at the Pickens County, SC Sheriff’s Office at 864-898-5534
GBI Agent, Shiloh Crane at 1-800-597-8477
The GBI and FBI are working with the Toccoa Police Department on the investigation.
