BOCA RATON — On Monday, February 20, just after 1 p.m., Boca Raton Police officers responded to an attempted bank robbery at a branch of Chase Bank, 3901 North Federal Highway.
Police said a male entered the bank and asked the teller to give him a $5.00 bill for five $1.00 bills. When the teller looked up, the suspect was holding a handwritten note which stated, “Give me $40,000, no dye pack and no alarm.”
As the teller glanced to her left, the suspect said “you pulled the alarm.” He ran out of the bank through the north door, without any cash.
Police said the suspect may be responsible for other similar crimes in Boca Raton and throughout the South Florida area. If anyone has information about this incident, they are asked to call Detective Elizabeth Roberts at (561) 620-6135 or Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS.