LC Police Search For Bank Robber
Las Cruces Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred around noon Friday at the Bank of the Southwest, at 605 Water St., in downtown Las Cruces.
Witnesses told police a man walked into the bank’s lobby, threatened a teller with a handgun and demanded cash. The man left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash.
No injuries were reported and witnesses told officers that the man was last seen running from the bank heading northbound through a residential area.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, between 5-foot-7 and 6-feet tall. He was wearing a brown jacket and a black beanie-type ski mask.
The FBI also is investigating the robbery.
Anyone with information on this bank robbery is asked to call Las Cruces Crime Stoppers at 575-526-8000 or outside the Las Cruces area at 1-800-897-2746.
