Crime & Safety

FBI Searches For Bank Robber In Miami

The FBI is searching for a lone bandit who held up a Chase Bank branch in Miami. on Tuesday.

The FBI is searching for a lone bandit who held up a Chase Bank branch in Miami.
The FBI is searching for a lone bandit who held up a Chase Bank branch in Miami. (Via FBI Miami)

MIAMI, FL — The FBI is searching for a lone bandit who held up a Chase Bank branch in Miami. on Tuesday.

The robbery took place around 6 p.m. at the branch located at 4299 NW 36th Street, according to Special Agent Michael Leverock and spokesman Jim Marshall of the FBI in Miami.

"A robber entered the bank, displayed a weapon and demanded money from a bank employee," Leverock and Marshall said.

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No one was injured.

The FBI released photographs of the robber taken from surveillance cameras. The FBI would not say how much money was taken during the robbery.

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Anyone with information should call the FBI at 754-703-2000. Alternatively, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477) or 866-471-8477, visit crimestoppersmiami.com and select "Give a Tip" or text "CSMD" followed by the tip to 274637.

Photograph courtesy of the FBI in Miami

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