Cape Coral bank robbery

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Cape Coral bank robbery

CAPE CORAL, Fla. - Cape Coral Police have issued a request for the public to be on the lookout for a suspect in a robbery that occurred at the Region's Bank at 10:31 a.m. Monday. The bank is located at 1507 Cape Coral Parkway East.

The suspect entered the bank armed with a small, silver revolver. He directed everyone to the ground and approached a teller. After taking the cash he forced the bank manager to walk him to her car. The suspect fled the scene in the manager's vehicle, which was located a short time later in a parking lot at SE 47th Terrace and Vincennes Boulevard.

Suspect description:
White male
Age: Late 50s
Height: 5'7
Weight: Chubby
Other features: Mustache, possibly gray

He was wearing dark dress pants, sport coat and a white button-up shirt and dark dress shoes.

If anyone has information on the suspect, please call the Cape Police at 574-3223 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS.

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Information from the Cape Coral Police Department

Tuesday, Oct 7 at 12:58 PM Common sense!!!! wrote ...

Regions Bank does enforce that rule but when you have someone walk in with a gun I don't think you are going to ask them "please remove your hat and sunglasses".

Tuesday, Oct 7 at 11:18 AM Dave wrote ...

Why don't they have metal detectors at the entrance to the banks and bulletproof teller counters? No one should be able claim they have a gun.

Monday, Oct 6 at 10:27 PM Carol wrote ...

Why are people still aloud to wear hats or sunglasses in a bank , they should be checked at the door. Banks should enforce those rules. Robbers would be easily identified.

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