San Diego authorities seek bank robber

The FBI and the San Diego Police Department are asking for the public's help in finding a man responsible for robbing the North Island Credit Union in Imperial Beach, authorities said today.

On Friday morning, the suspect approached a teller at the credit union office on Palm Avenue and presented a note while brandishing a handgun, FBI officials said in a statement.

The teller handed over an undisclosed sum of money to the suspect, who fled the bank on foot, the statement said.

The suspect is described as a possibly Latino or Middle Eastern man in his mid-20s to early 30s, about 5-foot-6, of medium build with dark hair. At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a gray hooded sweat shirt with “AEROPOSTALE” on the front, blue jeans, dark shoes, over-sized glasses and a gray cap.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at (858) 565-1255.

-- Baxter Holmes

Photo: A video snapshot of the suspected bank robber. Credit: FBI

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Comments

[Hello?]

Apparently a picture from a bank surveillance camera is too much to ask.

[Rocco]

The FBI is smart to use the LA Times for help. The local paper in San Diego is practically worthless. Their new website doesn't work half the time, and when their reporters cover a story, you don't get much information, as in 'a useful description'. Instead we can expect something along the lines of:

Latin male between 15 and 50.