LAKE TAPPS: Bank robbed; suspect sought

Published 3:04 pm Monday, January 11, 2010

The Auburn Police Department is seeking assistance in the identification and apprehension of a white man in his 20s that was involved in a bank robbery on Dec. 30
The Auburn Police Department is seeking assistance in the identification and apprehension of a white man in his 20s that was involved in a bank robbery on Dec. 30

The Auburn Police Department is seeking assistance in the identification and apprehension of a man in his 20s that was involved in a bank robbery at about 4:17 p.m. Dec. 30 at the Wells Fargo Bank inside the Top Food and Drug store on Lake Tapps Parkway East. The suspect is described as a white male in his mid-20s, about 5-foot-7 with a thin build.

The branch was robbed previously on Dec. 17. The suspect in that robbery is still being sought.

Wells Fargo is offering up to a $5,000 reward for original information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of those involved in the robbery.Auburn police are asking anyone who has information regarding the suspect to contact the police department tip line at 253-288-7403.