BOCA RATON– Boca Raton Police are searching for a bald, middle-aged man who allegedly robbed the Fifth Third Bank at120 East Palmetto Park Roadjust after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11.
The male suspect entered the bank through the main entrance, carrying a folder and approached a teller, police said. The report said he demanded the money in the drawer and threatened to set off a bomb if he didn’t get enough.
The teller gave the suspect an undetermined amount of cash and he left without incident, said police. The suspect was seen running westbound along the front of the bank. No bomb was found.
The suspect is described as a white male in his 40’s, approximately 5’5” tall with an average build. He is bald, clean shaven, wearing glasses, a grayish colored polo shirt and jeans.
If anyone has information about this crime, they are asked to call Detective Robert Adams at (561) 620-6044 or Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS.