Police were searching for a tattooed suspect Wednesday afternoon in a failed bank robbery on Broadway.
The attempted heist went down just after 2:30 PM at the Chase Bank of America in the 200 block of Broadway E where the suspect was reported to have entered the bank and handed the teller a note demanding cash. We don’t have details about what happened next but the suspect fled the bank without any loot and was last reported on foot along E Thomas.
The suspect was described as a white male in his 50s or 60s, thin, around 5’6″, and wearing a dark beanie, glasses, a blue face mask, gray long sleeve hoodie, and black sweatpants at the time of the attempted robbery. Employees said the suspect had several face and neck tattoos and was holding a book as he fled.
A SPD K9 search was conducted in the area but the suspect was not located.
Police detained a possible suspect in the 1600 block of Broadway during the search but a witness told police they had the wrong man and he was released.
There were no reported injuries.
UPDATE: Here is SPD’s “Significant Incident Report” on the attempted hold-up:
At 1433 hours, police responded to a report of a bank robbery in the 200 block of Broadway E. Staff reported a man passed a bank teller a note and implied the request for funds. The teller denied the request and the suspect hurriedly left on foot. Patrol arrived quickly and set up containment. K9 track was attempted but there was too much foot traffic at the time of the incident. Police conducted area checks that yielded negative results. It was later discovered the suspect changed clothing at a nearby location. The suspect’s clothing, note, and video/photos of the incident were all submitted into evidence.
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here’s some crime to focus on instead of people chillin’ at a nude beach
The tellers at that bank are so nice — this must’ve been very stressful for them, I hope they’re doing ok.
Finding a white dude with a beanie, hooded sweatshirt and tattoos on Cap Hill? Needle in a haystack time.
LMAO, I was sitting here going ‘wait a second, that’s me, uh oh, did i narcoleps myself into another jam’
I went to the Broadway Bank of America branch at 3:30 pm the same day, only to be told they were closed due to a robbery attempt. I’m not sure now whether they were closed because of what happened at Chase, or if they had an attempt themselves.
No — My error. I misunderstood East Precinct radio updates. Corrections made. Sorry for the error and any additional stress it caused for employees, etc.