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LEESBURG - An unidentified man robbed the Farmers State Bank, Leesburg, Friday at approximately 11:06 a.m.
According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, the white male entered the bank and demanded money from the lobby teller. Carrying an undisclosed amount of cash from the bank in a plastic shopping bag, the suspect then ran east on foot through an alley and drove off alone in a white Chevy or GMC Blazer-type vehicle.
The suspect was wearing white sweat pants, with the Indiana University logo, and a dark blue coat. He wore a long stocking cap, a scarf around his face, gloves and thick wire rim eyeglasses. The sheriff's department declined to say if the suspect had a weapon.
He is approximately 5 feet and 8 inches tall, 160 to 170 pounds and 30 to 40 years old.
The sheriff's department is investigating. Anyone with information regarding the robbery should contact the sheriff's office at 267-5667.
