Syracuse Police investigating downtown bank robbery
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – Syracuse Police are looking for a man who was captured on surveillance video allegedly robbing a downtown bank.
The robbery occurred around 8:55 a.m. at the KeyBank location at 201 South Warren St.
The suspect is a white male between 40 and 50 years old and more than 6 feet tall. During the incident, he wore an orange Syracuse sweatshirt and a black baseball hat. Both the sweatshirt and the hat were thrown away near the bank.
He was also wearing blue jeans and carrying a dark backpack with an SU emblem.
According to police, the suspect gave a teller a note in which he threatened using a weapon during the robbery. Police did not indicate whether or not he displayed a weapon.
After the teller gave him money, the suspect ran away from the bank on Washington Street toward Montgomery Street.
Anyone with information on the incident should call Syracuse Police at (315) 442-5222.
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