OHIO Cleveland cops try to track down calm and collected bank robber
CLEVELAND (AP) -- He has robbed a bank a month since July, each time calmly handing a note to a teller saying he has a gun.
Detective Clarence Sanders calls the man the patient robber.
The man is slightly balding, 5-foot-6 and about 150 pounds.
"Nobody actually sees a weapon, but we have to assume he has one," Sanders said.
During the first robbery on July 12th, the teller gave the man a wad of $20s, $10s, $5s and $1s and asked if he wanted larger bills. The man replied that he had enough, according to a police report.
On Aug. 23, the man did not speak to the teller, but handed her a note and "stared at her as if he was crazy and meant business," a police report said.
The teller gave the man about $2,000.
On Wednesday, he returned to the same bank and waited in line for another teller. He asked about a stack of papers behind the counter while handing the teller his note.
It said: "I have a gun give me the money no dye packs no alarms. Remain calm and you won't be hurt."
The man calmly took the money and walked out of the bank.
The robber is unusual because he apparently has robbed the same bank twice, does not try to hide his appearance and is cool and patient.
"If he cut in line or raised his voice, he'd draw attention," Sanders said.