Crime & Safety

Updated: Police Say Dye Pack Blew in Bank Robber's Car

Police are looking for a suspect who fled Citizen's National Bank in a sedan with Georgia plates.

St. Louis County police responded at approximately 9:55 a.m., to a call of a bank robbery at the located at 9111 MacKenzie Road in Affton.

A man entered the bank, displayed a black handgun and demanded money, Sergeant James McWilliams said in a press release. The suspect fled the bank on foot with an undetermined amount of currency, then he got into a white four-door sedan with Georgia state license plates.

No one was injured.Β 

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Police described the suspect as a black male, about 6 feet tall of slender build, weighing between 170 to 190 lbs. He was wearing a green ball call, green t-shirt, and dark colored baggy jeans.

Soon after the robbery, police shut down I-55 to collect red-dyed cash that had been thrown onto the highway near the Loughborough exit. Police also collected a green bag and some gloves, Dave Sebek of the Affton Precinct told Patch. The highway was clear of police activity by noon.

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McWilliams said that police believed a dye pack hidden in the stolen cash activated inside the suspect’s vehicle. Police have not confirmed whether the bag contained cash from the robbery.

Anyone with information about this incident should call the St. Louis County Police Department at 314-889-2341 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS.

Updated 2:58 p.m. with more information about police activity on I-55.


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