Crime & Safety

Sonoma Bank Robbery Suspect: More Photos Released By Sheriff's Office

Breaking: A photo of the suspect at a market and a photo of his vehicle were obtained by detectives reviewing surveillance in the area.

SONOMA COUNTY, CA -- A man suspected in a bank robbery Tuesday in Sonoma visited a market just prior to walking into the Rabobank at Maple Street and 1st West, investigators with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office have determined. The sheriff's office released an image Wednesday morning of the man inside the market, which was obtained by detectives reviewing video surveillance in the area.

The sheriff's office also released a photo of a gray station wagon -- possibly a Subaru -- as the vehicle detectives believe the suspect was driving when he left the market. Officials are asking the public to view the photos and to call sheriff's detectives at 707-565-2185 if they recognize or see the man.

The bank robbery was reported just after noon Tuesday at Rabobank, according to sheriff's officials.

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"[The suspect] was wearing a mesh mask over his face and demanded cash from a teller while simulating holding a gun," sheriff's officials said ."No gun was ever seen but the teller gave him an undisclosed amount of money and he ran away from the bank."

The suspect is described as a man in his early- to mid-30s who is possibly Hispanic. He is 5 feet 9 or 5 feet 10 inches tall and was wearing a dark-colored baseball cap, a mesh mask over his face, a long-sleeved olive green T-shirt with a design on the front, and baggy jeans.

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Sonoma bank robbery suspect, July 25, 2017 (Photo courtesy of Sonoma County Sheriff's Office)
Sonoma bank robbery suspect's vehicle, July 25, 2017. (Photo courtesy of Sonoma County Sheriff's Office)
Sonoma bank robbery suspect, Rabobank, July 25, 2017. (Photo courtesy of Sonoma County Sheriff's Office)

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