Washington County authorities say a device that was left in a bank by a robbery suspect appears to be inactive, but they're maintaining an evacuation of a two-block radius as a precaution.
An ex-convict dubbed the "Man in Black" bank robber has admitted stealing more than $110,000 in 31 bank robberies across Minnesota. Forty-nine-year-old Mark Wetsch pleaded guilty Monday to five bank or credit union robberies between March 9, 2011, and Jan. 3, 2012.
An ex-convict accused of pulling off "Man in Black" bank robberies across Minnesota has pleaded guilty to one bank robbery. Mark Wetsch pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to holding up the Rolling Hills Bank in Brewster on Jan. 3, 2012, the robbery that led to his capture.
Authorities are looking for a man who robbed a bank in east-central Minnesota. The Chisago County sheriff's office says the man walked into the Northwoods Bank of Minnesota in Rush City early Tuesday afternoon, told the teller he had a gun and demanded cash.
Police responded to an alarm of a bank robbery this (Sunday) morning. The MidCountry Bank branch at 113 Waite Avenue South was robbed just before 11:00 a.m.
There may be a lead in that bank robbery that happened in Clear Lake a couple weeks ago. Sherburne County Sheriff Joel Brott says they've identified a vehicle of interest.
The Sherburne County Sheriff is investigating a bank robbery in Clear Lake. We have now posted an interview with Sheriff Joel Brott on the robbery and the on-going investigation.