Crime & Safety
Reward Offered to Find Bank Robbery Suspect
Police are looking for a suspect who fled in a red car with an unknown amount of cash from PNC Bank Saturday. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest.
A black scarf masked the bottom of his face. Dark, mirrored sunglasses and a dark ball cap covered most of the rest of it.
The man steadies a silver handgun in tight-clenched, gloved hands.
With a back pack slung over his shoulders he paces back and forth as the teller stacks the bills. $20s, $50s and $100s.
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He leaves with the money stuffed in the backpack. There are no dye packs and after telling everyone to get on the floor he gives one more order, do not answer the phone if it rings, according to Clearwater Police.
Investigators are asking for the public's help in identifying a bank robbery suspect and released a 30-second video that shows .
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A $10,000 reward is being offered by the bank for information that lead to the suspect's arrest. He is described as a white male, about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with a medium build.
Surveillance video at a nearby business captured him running behind , 2456 Gulf to Bay Blvd., and , 2436 Gulf to Bay Blvd.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Clearwater Police Tip Line at 727-562-4422. Send an anonymous text to 847411. Anonymous web tips can be sent to the Clearwater Police website or Facebook page.
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