University Heights Bank Robbed, FBI Releases Suspect Info

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH — Citizens Bank was robbed Thursday by a lone suspect. Investigators believe Anthony Jones robbed the bank — and they're asking the public for help finding him.

According to the FBI, Jones, 59, walked into the bank on Warrensville Center Road on Thursday, waited in line, and then told a teller he wanted to cash a check. He pulled out a piece of paper and slid it to the teller. It wasn't a check. It was a demand note, the FBI said.

The teller met the demands and provided cash to Jones. Investigators are not disclosing how much money was taken.

Jones left the bank, on foot, and went toward the nearby Whole Foods.

The FBI believes Jones is a serial bank robber and may be connected to three other robberies: the August 27 robbery of a US Bank in Euclid, the August 30 robbery of a Huntington Bank in Cleveland, and the September 4 robbery of a Fifth Third Bank in Cleveland.

The public is being asked for help finding Jones. Anyone with information on where he may be is asked to contact the Cleveland Division of the FBI, the Cleveland Police, or Crime Stoppers. Tips can remain anonymous and reward money is available for information that leads to Jones' arrest and prosecution.

Photos from Jones, from the FBI, are above this article.

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Photos from the FBI