Armed robber targets North Bend bank
NORTH BEND, Wash. -- King County deputies are on the hunt for the armed robber who burst into a North Bend bank last Friday with an AK-style rifle.
After parking his reddish-orange Jeep Liberty or Patriot, the man charged into the Chase Bank at 6 p.m. and began barking orders. Deputies say he spoke with a deep, loud voice and threatened to shoot tellers if they'd didn't hurry up.
The man took an undisclosed amount of money and left. There were no injuries.
Deputies say the robber's Jeep may have had out-of-state plates with a prominent blue stripe across the top. The vehicle was very dirty, and the spare tire had been removed.
Detectives in King County and California have noted similarities between Friday's robbery and a series of unsolved robberies in California from early 2012.
That robber has been dubbed "The AK-47 Bandit," according to deputies. In one of those robberies, the man shot a Chino police officer.
The man is considered armed and dangerous.
After parking his reddish-orange Jeep Liberty or Patriot, the man charged into the Chase Bank at 6 p.m. and began barking orders. Deputies say he spoke with a deep, loud voice and threatened to shoot tellers if they'd didn't hurry up.
The man took an undisclosed amount of money and left. There were no injuries.
Deputies say the robber's Jeep may have had out-of-state plates with a prominent blue stripe across the top. The vehicle was very dirty, and the spare tire had been removed.
Detectives in King County and California have noted similarities between Friday's robbery and a series of unsolved robberies in California from early 2012.
That robber has been dubbed "The AK-47 Bandit," according to deputies. In one of those robberies, the man shot a Chino police officer.
The man is considered armed and dangerous.
