SILVER LAKE - Silver Lake police, the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department and Indiana State Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery at the Lake City Bank branch in Silver Lake this morning.
Around 10 a.m. today, the Kosciusko County Dispatch Center received a call about an armed robbery in Silver Lake.According to Chad Hill, public information officer for the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, it appears that two men were involved in the robbery.
One man stood on the sidewalk outside the bank, while a second man went inside the Lake City Bank branch with what appeared to be a black semi-automatic gun.
According to witnesses, the man who entered the bank covered his face with a grey bandanna and was wearing a grey or grey-blue work shirt and a hat with a symbol on it.
Police say the men pulled into a parking spot across the street from the bank and parked, facing southbound in a white pickup with a decal on the side.
After approaching the counter inside the bank, the suspect allegedly displayed a black automatic gun and demanded money. He then put the money in a white or light-colored bag and left the building.
The men got into the pickup and headed southbound on Ind. 15.
The truck is described as a white pickup with a cooler insert similar to a camper in the bed. The truck is believed to be a Chevrolet.
Police currently are interviewing witnesses and looking at surveillance tapes to get better descriptions of the suspects.
The incident remains under investigation by the Silver Lake Police Department and the KCSD.
