Arrest made of man suspected in 2 bank robberies in Bloomington this week
Bloomington police are working to identify a man who they say may have robbed two banks this week. (Bloomington Police Department)
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - Police in Bloomington say they have arrested a 40-year-old man in connection to two bank robberies last week.
The suspect was arrested Friday afternoon neat the intersection of 106th Street and Vessey Road.
The man was wanted in connection to a robbery the Bloomington Police Department says happened around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday when they responded to an alarm call at Top Line Federal Credit Union on Viking Drive, police said.
Authorities learned a man walked into the bank, said he had a bomb and demanded money. The suspect left on foot, and possibly got into a vehicle, police said.
He was wearing a blue jacket, hat, medical mask, sunglasses and a backpack, according to police.
Authorities say the man may have also been involved in a robbery at a US Bank in Bloomington on April 18. In that incident, the suspect wore a fluorescent jacket and medical mask.
It's unclear how much money, if any, was stolen during these robberies.
The suspect is currency booked in the Hennepin County Jail.