First Interstate Bank robbed at gunpoint

Detectives ask the public for help to identify suspect

SPOKANE VALLEY – First Interstate Bank was reportedly subject to a robbery on the afternoon of March 18.

Upon arrival, Spokane Valley Deputies were informed by witnesses that the suspect entered the bank, brandishing a black semiautomatic pistol which he retrieved from his waistband area, and proceeded to demand cash from the counter.

After exiting the bank, the suspect is believed to have walked to the parking lot west of the bank and potentially fled the area in a vehicle, described as a silver SUV resembling a Jeep Cherokee.

Despite the efforts of responding deputies to establish a perimeter, neither the suspect nor the vehicle were located.

The suspect is described as a white male, aged between 50 to 60 years, approximately 6 feet in height, and possessing a medium build, weighing between 160 to 180 lbs. He was attired in a hat, sunglasses, mask, blue sweatshirt, blue jeans, gloves, and tennis shoes.

Anyone with information pertaining to this armed robbery or who are capable of identifying the suspect depicted in accompanying photographs are strongly encouraged to contact Major Crimes Detective N. Bohanek at (509)477-3223.

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Clare McGraw, Reporter

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Clare is an Eastern Washington University graduate and a reporter at Free Press Publishing.

 

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