Police Release Image of Suspect in Mechanics Bank Heist

The Elk Grove Police Department has distributed an image of the man suspected of robbing a bank on Laguna Blvd at gunpoint Monday afternoon  – marking Elk Grove's first bank robbery of the year.

Police continued their search Tuesday for the man, who they describe as African-American, about 40 years old, 5'10” and between 130 and 150 pounds, with a tattoo on the right side of his neck. He was seen wearing a black beanie and black jacket with gray lining and carried a blue day pack on the day of the robbery, EGPD spokesperson Officer Chris Trim said.

The robber entered Mechanics Bank inside the Laguna Gateway shopping center around 1 p.m., displayed a small caliber, semi-automatic pistol and demanded money, police said. He was also missing a lower front tooth and had a sunken-in look to his face, according to police. He was seen fleeing westbound on Laguna Blvd on a bicycle according to a witness, Trim said.

No one was injured in the holdup and the bank was closed for the remainder of Monday afternoon.

Anyone with information regarding this robbery is asked to call the Elk Grove Police Department Detective Bureau at (916) 478-8060 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP (4357).