Suspects Elude Police After S. Whitley Robbery
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SOUTH WHITLEY - No suspects have been found in connection with what is believed to be the first armed robbery in South Whitley history.
Two men entered Star Financial Bank Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. Police reported both men were armed, one with a handgun and one with a rifle.
According to police reports, the two men ordered the three bank employees to lie on the floor, and the men used duct tape to restrain the employees' hands. There were no customers in the bank at the time.
One suspect then took an undisclosed amount of money from the bank and the two ran out the back door of the bank. They reportedly stole an employee's vehicle and drove several miles to a car they allegedly had waiting for them.
The stolen vehicle was recovered five minutes after the robbery.
"It appears to be very well-planned," Officer David Wilkinson of the South Whitley Police Department said.
Both suspects were white males in their 20s, according to police.
Wilkinson said this armed robbery is the first in South Whitley history that the police are aware of. [[In-content Ad]]
SOUTH WHITLEY - No suspects have been found in connection with what is believed to be the first armed robbery in South Whitley history.
Two men entered Star Financial Bank Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. Police reported both men were armed, one with a handgun and one with a rifle.
According to police reports, the two men ordered the three bank employees to lie on the floor, and the men used duct tape to restrain the employees' hands. There were no customers in the bank at the time.
One suspect then took an undisclosed amount of money from the bank and the two ran out the back door of the bank. They reportedly stole an employee's vehicle and drove several miles to a car they allegedly had waiting for them.
The stolen vehicle was recovered five minutes after the robbery.
"It appears to be very well-planned," Officer David Wilkinson of the South Whitley Police Department said.
Both suspects were white males in their 20s, according to police.
Wilkinson said this armed robbery is the first in South Whitley history that the police are aware of. [[In-content Ad]]