UPDATE:
BEMIDJI, MINN. – Police in Bemidji have made an arrest of a suspect in an armed bank robbery Tuesday afternoon.
Officers say the white man in a Fed-Ex jacket robbed a Wells Fargo bank and fled on foot. Authorities were asking for the public’s help locating a Chevy Equinox that witnesses said the suspect got into while fleeing police.
Investigators haven’t identified the suspect or said how much money he stole from the bank.
ORIGINAL STORY:
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KFGO) – Police are searching for a man who robbed a bank just before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Bemidji.
The caller who reported the armed robbery at Wells Fargo Bank at 2024 Paul Bunyan Drive NW said the man fled southbound on foot and got into a charcoal grey Chevrolet Equinox with Minnesota license plate JMP557. The vehicle also has a bumper sticker that reads “STAY HUMBLE AND KIND”.
The suspect is described as a white man who was wearing a blue and black FEDEX jacket and black hooded sweatshirt.
Police said the man is considered armed and dangerous and anyone who sees him should not approach him. Anyone with information should contact Bemidji Police at 218-333-9111.
Bemidji Police, Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office, Minnesota State Patrol, FBI, and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension responded to the robbery.
