Crime & Safety
Bank Robber Demands Cash At Fifth Third, FBI Needs Help ID'ing Suspect
The FBI released surveillance images of the suspected bank robber on Tuesday, hoping someone could identify him.
CLEVELAND — A man robbed a Fifth Third bank inside Dave's Supermarket in Cleveland on Monday evening, the FBI announced. Now investigators need your help to identify the suspect.
At 6:50 p.m., an unidentified man walked into the Dave's at 16820 Harvard Ave. Five minutes later he approached a teller at the Fifth Third Bank in the store and handed them a note demanding cash. The FBI did not specify how much money robber stole.
The man then ran out of the grocery store and got into a black SUV. It's unclear where the SUV went after the robbery.
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The suspect was between 5 feet 7 and 5 feet 10. He was thin and wore a hooded sweatshirt, a blue surgical mask, a black ski mask, black jogger pants, dirty white tennis shoes, and a book bag with neon green stripes, the FBI said.
Anyone with information on the robbery should contact the Cleveland FBI at 1-877-FBI-OHIO. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
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