Bradenton Police Need Help Identifying Bank Robber

Bradenton Police are looking for help in identifying a bank robber caught on video Friday at the Chase Bank, 4915 Manatee Avenue East. 

The bank was robbed on Friday after a man came into Chase Bank wearing a medical mask. He asked about opening a checking account. He then displayed a medical syringe with a liquid inside of it and demanded money from the teller while making threatening remarks towards the employees.

The man fled the area with an undisclsed amount of cash.

He is described as a white man, 6-feet tall, 150 to 160 pounds, with dark hair, wearing a white long-sleeved button down shirt, blue jeans, black shoes, white baseball cap, black sunglasses and a white medical mask.

The Bradenton Police is asking anyone with information about the case to call any of the following numbers: The Bradenton Police Department at 941-932-9300, Detective Jeff Beckley at 941-932-9328 or to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000, call Crime Stoppers (toll free) at 1-866-634-8477 (TIPS) or send an anonymous E-Tip thru the web at www.manateecrimestoppers.com