Crime & Safety

Breaking: Police Hunt Armed Bank Robber in Redmond

The First Citizens Bank on Northeast 85th Street was robbed just after noon on Wednesday.

 

are searching for a man who robbed a downtown bank at gunpoint on Wednesday afternoon.

Department spokesman Jim Bove said the suspect entered the in the 15800 block of NE 85th St. at 12:01 p.m. and pointed a black handgun at a bank employee. No one was injured in the incident.

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The suspect escaped on foot and headed south toward QFC, Bove said. He is described as a white male, about 5 feet 10 inches tall with a thin-to-medium build.

He was wearing a green hoodie, black shorts and a white hat, and had black tape over his nose.

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Anyone who sees someone matching this description is asked to call 911.


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