***UPDATE: Chapel Hill Police say the getaway vehicle used may have been this white pickup truck***
Chapel Hill Police are looking for a suspect after a bank robbery on Thursday morning.
Chapel Hill Police Lieutenant Josh Mecimore says around 10:45 a suspect entered the SunTrust Bank near the corner of Fordham and Sage Road and demanded money.
“White male, approximately 5’10” and about 170 pounds came into the bank,” Mecimore says. “He was wearing shades, black blazer, black shirt, and black pants.”
Mecimore says no weapon was displayed but the teller did feel if she did not comply there would be consequences.
“The implication was certainly there that something bad would happen if they didn’t give him money,” Mecimore says. “And then he got an undisclosed amount of cash and left the bank on foot.”
Mecimore says a K-9 was used to track the suspect and showed police he fled toward Dobbins Hills Apartments before allegedly leaving the scene in a vehicle.
“She tracked a short distance away from the bank and then abruptly stops,” Mecimore says, “at a spot where it appeared a car had been parked.”
Authorities say no one was hurt in the robbery.
If you have any information on the suspect you are asked to contact Chapel Hill Police. Anyone with information can also anonymously call CrimeStoppers and be eligible for a $2,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.
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