Alexandria Police Search for Suspect in Armed Bank Robbery

ALEXANDRIA (WJON News) -- Alexandria police are looking for the man who robbed a bank at gunpoint.

The robbery took place at Bremer Bank in downtown Alexandria on Thursday just before 4:30 p.m.

Officers responded and began setting up a perimeter but the suspect was not found.

Video surveillance images of the suspect were captured from the bank, and the suspect was reported to have a handgun that was used in the robbery.

An undisclosed amount of cash was taken. No one was physically hurt.

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At about 9:00 p.m. a search warrant was used on the 1700 block of Nokomis Street in Alexandria, but no arrests were made.

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