Police radio transmissions, 911 calls released from Stuart bank robbery

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Kevin Cyr
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Posted: 02/23/2011

STUART, Fla. - Newly released 911 calls from a violent crime in December reveal the frantic moments between a bank robbery and a shooting that left one of the suspects dead.

The first call came in just before 2 p.m. on December 16, 2010.  A timid-sounding teller told the 911 dispatcher that the Chase Bank at U.S. 1 and Monterey Road in Stuart had just been robbed.

A minute into the call, the teller describes the suspect, a woman wearing a bandana and hoodie, and a man with a gun tucked into his waistband.

Police later identified the suspects at Kevin Cyr and his girlfriend, Sarah Gauvin.

Seven minutes after the 911 call, police got a description of the getaway car from a man washing cars behind the bank.

"A gray mustang and they were last seen headed past Winn Dixie towards Central Parkway," an officer radios to dispatch. "The (witness) said yeah they came running out real stupid so he started watching them. They jumped in the Mustang and took off."

Another officer spotted the Mustang near Old Palm City Road and tried to pull Cyr over.

The car didn't stop, heading south to Kanner Highway where more officers were waiting with stop sticks.

"All units, he just pointed his firearm at me, beware he just pointed his firearm at me," says one officer.

Cyr lost control after he ran over the stop sticks.  His car crashed into an unmarked Martin County Sheriff's Office car.

Deputies say Cyr made threatening moves, appearing to reach for his gun.  They opened fire.

"Shots fired, shots fired!" an officer screams into his radio.

Minutes later, Gauvin was dead and Cyr critically hurt.

He's now in the Martin County Jail, facing charges including robbery with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and 2nd degree murder because Gauvin died while police say Cyr was committing a violent felony.

If convicted, Cyr could spend the rest of his life in prison. 

Cyr and Gauvin also suspects in bank robberies in Oregon, Idaho and Massachusetts.

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