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FBI seeks bank robber
September 29th, 2009 at Tue, 29th, 2009 at 10:23 am by billchristianson
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Seattle Division, is looking for a man it says is responsible for a bank robbery in Redmond yesterday, along with two other robberies in Covington and Renton earlier in the month.
The FBI released the above surveillance videos of the suspect. Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call FBI Special Agent Larry Carr at (206) 262-2063.
The Redmond bank robbery happened yesterday at 2:53 p.m. at the Key Bank Branch at 16401 Redmond Way. The suspect entered the bank, handed a note to the teller, requesting money. He left the bank with approximately $3,000, according to Jim Bove, Redmond Police spokesperson. The other two robberies were Sept. 25 at the U.S. Bank Branch at 17604 108th Ave SE in Renton and Sept. 15 at the U.S. Bank Branch at 1760 SE 272nd St in Covington, according to the FBI press release.
The man is described as white and in his 40s, 5-feet-7 and 160 pounds. He wears sunglasses and a white baseball cap. No weapon has been seen or implied during the robberies.
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