KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A bank robber took money Thursday afternoon from a Waldo neighborhood bank and left behind a suspicious package.
The robbery happened about 4 p.m. at the UMB Bank branch located at 8442 Wornall Road in KCMO, according to an FBI news release.
Police closed the streets around the bank, which were open by 6:50 p.m.
The suspect said he had an explosive device and left a suspicious package at the bank.
Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department Bomb and Arson detectives sent a robot into the bank to examine the package.
The package was "rendered safe" and it's not believed to have been a threat, according to the FBI.
The suspect is a white man who is about 50 years old.
He is about 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs about 230 pounds.
The news release states the suspect wore a black COVID-19 style mask, blue baseball cap, jeans, and a rust-colored, plaid button-down shirt.
He wore a shoulder-length black wig pulled into a bun at the collar of his shirt.
The suspect ran east from the bank with an unknown amount of money.
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