Spruce Grove bank robbed on Wednesday morning, thief still at large
![Bank robbery Mounties say this man robbed a CIBC in Spruce Grove, Alta. on July 17, 2024. (Credit: RCMP)](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2024/7/17/bank-robbery-1-6967565-1721248574431.jpg)
Police are searching for the man who robbed a bank in Spruce Grove on Wednesday morning.
Mounties were called to the CIBC on McLeod Avenue in Spruce Grove at 11:34 a.m.
"The male suspect entered the bank advising that he had a weapon, however, no weapon was produced. The suspect left with an undisclosed amount of cash," police said in a news release.
The thief, who police are urging the public not to approach, is described as about 24 years old, approximately 5'6" with short hair and a fair complexion.
He was wearing a dark coloured baseball cap, a black, long sleeve shirt, grey and white striped loose pants, dark coloured shoes and a purple medical mask with a pink tongue design.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Parkland RCMP at 825-220-7267 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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