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Bank robbery suspect still
at large; search continues
By Jenny Jones
Summer
Reporter
The suspect of the Salin Bank and Trust robbery
remains at large.
Lafayette police continue to investigate Monday's
bank robbery by interviewing witnesses and searching the area.
Bryan Rhodes, Lafayette Police Captain, said that
the police will be in contact with the FBI bank robbery coordinator
in Indianapolis to determine if the suspect may be linked to any other
bank robberies in Indiana. Contacting the FBI will give the police an
idea of whether the suspect is "just passing through or local," Rhodes
said.
Although the police have received leads on the
case, none have been substantial.
At approximately 12:20 p.m. Monday a white male
wearing dark glasses, a hat and facial covering entered the Salin Bank,
3623 Braddock Drive. The suspect, who is described as being about 5'6"
with a slender build, 20 to 30 years old, displayed a handgun and announced
the robbery, Rhodes said. No customers were present in the Salin Bank
at the time of the robbery.
The suspect demanded money from a teller. He proceeded
to stuff a disclosed amount of cash into a bag; he then fled the scene
in a car that was parked outside of the bank.
Police discovered the suspect's car, approximately10
minutes after the robbery, in a field about 400 yards from the bank,
said Terry Bordenet, Lafayette patrol officer. The car, 2000 Nissan
Maxima, had been reported stolen from Kendrick Buick Cadillac-Nissan,
26 East and Creasy Lane, early that morning. Police brought canines
to the area where the car was found, but were not successful in tracking
down the suspect.
Rhodes said, that according to witnesses, the suspect
continued to flee out of the area on a mountain bike.
The police have determined that the Salin Bank
hold-up is not connected to the Union Planters Bank robbery, which took
place last month.
In the case of a bank robbery, employees and customers
should maintain composure and try to stay as alert as possible, taking
note of the appearance of the robber while obeying his or her commands,
said Brad Hayworth, Lafayette detective. "(This way they can) help us
hopefully find the person."
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