Search On For Bank Robber Who Escaped After Bank Of America Looting In Antioch

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA -- Police are trying to identify a masked suspect who robbed a bank in Antioch Wednesday afternoon.

The robbery was reported around 12:50 p.m. May 10 at the Wells Fargo Bank branch inside the Safeway at 3365 Deer Valley Road, police said. The suspect, described as a tall black man with a thin build, demanded money and left with cash before fleeing the scene in a tan colored SUV with paper plates that was waiting outside.

He was wearing all dark clothing with a hooded sweatshirt or jacket, according to police.

Anyone who witnessed the robbery or saw the vehicle fleeing the scene is asked to call police at (925) 778-2441.

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