Crime & Safety
Armed Man Robs Hillcrest Bank
A man armed with a pistol robbed a bank in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood, authorities said.
SAN DIEGO – A man armed with a pistol robbed a Hillcrest bank Friday, authorities reported.
The thief confronted a teller at the California Bank & Trust branch office in the 3700 block of Fifth Avenue in San Diego about 9:15 a.m., displayed the handgun and demanded cash, according to the FBI.
After the clerk handed over an undisclosed amount of money, the bandit, who was carrying a black backpack, walked out of the bank and fled the area on foot.
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The robber was described as a thin, roughly 6-foot black man in dark-colored sweatpants, a white undershirt, a black long-sleeved hooded sweatshirt, a light-colored cloth hat with a drawstring and sunglasses.
– City News Service
