A financial institution theft was reported on the First Financial institution on higher State Road in Santa Barbara Friday round midday, with the suspect — who was carrying an “previous man masks,” in line with police scanner site visitors — final seen heading towards Canon Drive within the San Roque space.
Santa Barbara Police Division (SBPD) described the suspect as a 40-something heavyset man carrying a black jacket, tan pants, gloves, and a masks that was made to seem like an aged individual.
In keeping with police, the masked suspect entered the financial institution at 3304 State Road and demanded cash from a teller, who offered an undisclosed amount of money from the teller’s drawer earlier than the suspect fled on foot with the cash. No weapon was seen on his individual.
The Santa Barbara Police Division responded to the scene and had been in pursuit of the suspect, who remained at giant as of later Friday afternoon. Police imagine that is an remoted incident, and that there isn’t any menace to the encircling neighborhood. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has additionally been alerted to the incident.
Police encourage anybody with details about this theft to contact the SBPD Detective Bureau at (805) 897-2347.
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