Detectives are asking for the public's help in finding a man who they say robbed a Palm Harbor bank Wednesday morning.
The suspect entered Bank of America, 400 Lake St. George Dr., around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday and handed the teller a note demanding cash, according to a media release from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. He implied he had a gun, authorities said.
The teller complied, and the suspect fled on foot northbound on Lake St. George Drive, according to the sheriff's office.
The man is described as a white man with "an olive complexion and five-o'clock shadow," between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-9 and weighing about 185 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black-and-white checkered jacket, jeans and a black ballcap with a white or silver emblem. He wore dark-colored glasses with a gold rim, detectives said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Todd Greene of the Robbery/Homicide Unit at 727-582-6200, or remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers at 800-873-TIPS.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Gary Cradick
8:46 am on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Looks like more than a five o'clock shadow on that guy. I guess deputies must have very fast growing facial hair. There's a pretty big difference from a 5'6 guy to a 5'9 guy. I guess the teller wasn't of that much help. I'm glad the Patch put the color of the suspects skin color in the article. The St. Pete Times would have omitted that minor detail to show their politically correctness. The Times never says whether a suspect is white, black, brown or whatever and then they ask for you help in identifying them.....which is really pretty stupid on their part.
Gary Cradick
11:01 am on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Someone robbing a Bank Of America - usually it's the other way around
Teri Adams
1:01 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Good one!