UPDATE, 5:40 p.m. | The FBI says the suspect was taken into custody not far from the bank.
ORIGINAL REPORT | Police in Kansas City, Kansas, and the FBI are searching for a suspect wanted in a bank robbery in western KCK Thursday afternoon.
An FBI spokesperson said agents were notified of the robbery around 2:47 p.m. at the MainStreet Credit Union branch located at 8245 State Ave.
The spokesperson said the suspect presented a “bladed weapon” and threatened employees while demanding money.
The suspect fled the bank on foot with an unknown amount of money.
Police describe the suspect as a white or Hispanic male, about six-feet tall and 150 pounds. At the time of the robbery, he was wearing sunglasses, a face covering, a hooded-sweatshirt, sweatpants and tennis shoes.
Anyone with information about the suspect should call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477/
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