Bank Robber Sought By Santa Rosa Police

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — The Santa Rosa Police Department asked for the public's help Friday to identify the suspect in a bank robbery.

According to police, a man walked into Exchange Bank, 136 Calistoga Road, shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday and produced a note demanding money from a bank teller.

The note indicated he had a weapon and threatened violence against the teller if they didn’t hand over money, SRPD Sgt. Summer Gloeckner said in a news release.

"At one point, he started to lift his shirt when handing over the note," Gloeckner said. "It is unknown if he was armed with a gun. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect fled on foot and was last seen running southbound on Calistoga Road."

The suspect was described as a White or Hispanic man approximately 30 years old and between 5 feet 4 and 5 feet 6 inches tall with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a gray button-up, long-sleeved shirt, black gloves, blue pants, black shoes, a NY Yankees baseball hat, and a gray face mask.

Officers searched the immediate area but did not find the suspect.

However, the articles of clothing he was last seen wearing were located in the vicinity of the robbery, Gloeckner said.

"SRPD is seeking the public’s assistance in that area with reviewing any residential video cameras that would have captured the suspect’s movements at the time," Gloeckner said.

A reward of up to $2,500 is being offered by the Sonoma County Alliance Community Engagement and Safety Rewards Fund for information leading to the arrest of the suspect or suspects involved in this robbery.

Police said anyone with information is encouraged to contact SRPD’s Violent Crime Investigators at 707-543-3590, regarding case number 23-1344.