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UPDATED: Richfield Bank Robbed; Suspect's Description Similar to Northfield Bank Robber from April

The FBI says that at about 9:20 a.m. Friday, the First National Bank of the Lakes in Richfield was robbed by a lone, white male.

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Another south metro bank was robbed on Tuesday in similar fashion to April's robbery of the .

The FBI says that at about 9:20 a.m. Friday, the First National Bank of the Lakes in Richfield was robbed by a lone, white male.

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The robber entered the bank and approached the teller counter. Once at the teller counter, the robber displayed a handgun and demanded cash from two separate tellers, the FBI says. After receiving the cash, the robber fled from the bank on foot and go into a white sedan, driving southbound on Penn Avenue.

The robber was described as a white male; possibly in his 30s; approximately 5 feet 11 inches, with a medium build. The robber was wearing a black mask over his face, dark gloves, a black hooded sweatshirt, and black jeans.

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The circumstances of the robbery are similar in manner to a robbery that happened Tuesday at the . The description of the suspect in that robbery is also similar.

Those descriptions are similar to the man the FBI is looking for in connection to the Northfield robbery, as well as robberies in Savage, . It's also a similar description to suspects for bank robberies in and .

The alleged Northfield robber is described as white male who is about 25 years old, according to FBI Special Agent Steve Warfield. The man is about 5 feet 10 inches tall and between 190 and 210 pounds. He wore a black-hooded jacket, a dark mask that covered his face from below his nose, blue jeans, dark gloves and black and white sneakers, the agent said.

If anyone has any information regarding any of the robberies, they are asked to call the FBI at (612) 376-3200.


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