Police believe a man hid quietly in the drop ceiling for 12 to 13 hours before he dropped down into the bank with a gun.
Detectives said the man was wearing a mask and his face will be hard to identify, but they are confident that the man has told or will tell someone about the incident.NEWCASTLE, Wash. — Newcastle police and King County deputies are asking for the public’s help in solving what they’re calling an “Ocean’s Eleven″ type attempted bank robbery.Detectives said the robber cut a hole in the roof of a KeyBank early on Jan. 3.
Newcastle police were called to the bank at 1 p.m. after a leaking ceiling led to the discovery of a 3 feet by 3 feet hole that had been cut in the roof. Employees with a roofing company told officers they saw no sign that someone had made entry into the bank. In addition, employees who had been in the bank for more than four hours had not heard anything, so it was suspected that someone had tried to get into the bank but was unable to and left.Shortly after 5:30 p.m.
The man then demanded access to the vault. When employees explained they could not open it because of security measures that were in place, the man continued his demands for several minutes but eventually fled through the bank’s front door.Investigators released surveillance photos from the bank on Wednesday. Detectives said the man was wearing a mask and his face will be hard to identify, but they are confident that the man has told or will tell someone about the incident.
“It is too bizarre a story for someone to keep to themselves,” Newcastle police said in a news release. Anyone who recognizes the robber’s shoes or clothes or may have heard the suspect talking about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS .Surveillance video shows the shoes the man was wearing.More news from KIRO 7
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