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Contact:  Officer Kevin Schofield #91

                 BPD Public Information Officer

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Bank Robbery Suspect Photographs

Identification Needed

Berkeley, California (Wednesday, January 7, 2004) – On 12-19-03 at approximately 10:52a.m., a suspect entered a bank on the 1800 block of Solano Avenue.  The responsible threatened the teller and demanded money. The teller gave the suspect money and he fled the bank.  

From the bank surveillance camera, investigators have obtained photographs of the robbery suspect and hope that releasing these photos to the public will help solve this case.  BPD Robbery Detective Sergeant Ed Spiller says, “We are hoping someone will recognize this individual and notify us so we can solve this case and hopefully prevent this person from committing any more robberies.” 

The suspect is described as a:

Black Male Adult, 25-40 years old, 5’09”, 175 pounds with a medium build.