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Columbia Missourian

Police seek suspect in bank robbery

August 29, 2008 | 4:05 p.m. CDT

The suspect is described as a thin white male, 5-feet, six inches tall, to 5-feet, eight inches tall with brown hair.

In this image provided by the Columbia Police Department, the suspect in a robbery at Boone County National Bank is shown demanding money from a bank teller. The suspect is currently at large.   ¦  Courtesy Columbia Police Department

COLUMBIA - Police are seeking a suspect in the robbery of Boone County National Bank earlier this afternoon.

Police responded to a bank alarm at 1:33 p.m. at Boone County National Bank on 2711 West Broadway, a Columbia Police Department news release stated.

The suspect handed the teller a note and implied he had a weapon but didn't display one, the release said. The teller gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of money and he left the bank on foot traveling southwest, the release stated.

The suspect is described as a thin white male, 5-feet, six inches tall, to 5-feet, eight inches tall with brown hair. He was wearing a blue t-shirt, blue jeans and a white baseball cap.Anyone with information is requested to submit a tip on the Crimestoppers Web site, 875tips.com.

Check back with the Missourian for more on this story as details become available.