Authorities seek help in locating South Tahoe bank robbery suspect
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — South Tahoe authorities are seeking help in locating a suspect who robbed a bank Thursday afternoon.
South Lake Tahoe Police responded at 2:30 p.m. Thursday to a robbery at the Wells Fargo on Emerald Bay Road at the “Y.”
A press release said the suspect approached the teller and said he had a gun.
The suspect is described as a caucasian male about 5-feet-11 with short brown hair.
He was wearing a dark colored zip-up hooded jacket or sweatshirt, a two-toned trucker hat and a dark green gaiter mask.
The suspect fled from the scene on a BMX style bike, southeast through the Raley’s parking lot.
If anyone has information about the incident, they are asked to call SLTPD at 530-542-6100 and reference case No. 2103-0047.
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