Suspected Everett bank robber’s getaway attempts prove futile
Mar 4, 2014, 8:03 AM | Updated: 10:01 am
Police in Everett responding to bank robbery were able to arrest a suspect attempting to flee the area shortly after responding to the scene.
On Monday, just after 5:15 p.m., police say a man wearing a black jacket and a golfer-styled hat robbed the Chase Bank on Evergreen Way in Everett.
According to police, the man entered the bank and handed over a note demanding money. After he received the money, he ran from the bank.
“He actually wasn’t hanging around in the neighborhood. He was heading directly away from the bank,” said Everett Police Officer Aaron Snell. “As our officers came into the area, they were alert enough to match descriptions of what they were given with a guy on the street that looked real similar to that.”
An officer responding to the call spotted a male closely resembling the suspect description five or six blocks away from the bank.
“An officer stopped to talk with the guy, asking him questions, and ultimately the guy wouldn’t answer any questions and suddenly just starts running away from the officers,” said Snell. “Kind of a clue.”
The suspect, a 34-year-old man, was apprehended a few blocks away and was arrested.
MyNorthwest.com’s Alyssa Kleven contributed to this report.
