Suspect robs Bank of Sierra
By BREAKING NEWS BLOG
Bakersfield police are requesting the public's help identifying a suspect wanted for robbery.
At 12:27 p.m. Monday, officers received a call of a robbery that had just occurred at the Bank of Sierra at 2501 Mount Vernon Ave.
Officers learned the suspect entered the bank, approached one of the windows and handed a note to the bank teller demanding cash and threatening that she had a weapon. The suspect left the business with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspect is described as a light-skinned black or Hispanic woman, 40 to 50 years of age, 5 feet 4 inches tall, medium build, wearing prescription glasses and a gray sweater with a white shirt underneath.
Anyone with information regarding this case or the identity of the suspect is asked to call the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111 or Detective William Toler at 326-3857.
- Bakersfield Police Department
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