Kokomo —
A masked man, possibly armed, held up the Star Financial Bank branch on East Markland Avenue just before 10:30 a.m. Friday, getting away with an undisclosed amount of money.
Kokomo police said a witness saw the man, described as a white male, possibly in his 40s, getting out of a compact, dark-colored, two-door car on the north side of the bank just before the robbery.
The man was wearing what one teller described as an “old man” mask, and a baseball-style cap. Police said the man handed a teller a note, asking for money, but did not display a weapon.
Police were reviewing videotape from the bank to determine if the assailant might have had a weapon tucked inside the green jacket he wore. Over the green jacket, the robber was wearing a navy-blue, hooded, zip-up jacket. The man was also described as wearing blue jeans and white-colored tennis shoes.
No one saw which direction the man drove away in.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Sgt. Doug Stout at 765-456-7353, or the Kokomo Police Department Hotline at 765-456-7017. You may qualify for a cash reward by calling Central Indiana Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS with your anonymous tip.
Scott Smith can be reached at 765-454-8569 or at scott.smith@kokomotribune.com
Local News
Related Photos
-
Police have released this surveillance photo of a man who robbed Star Financial Bank on East Markland Avenue. The man was wearing a Halloween mask to look like an old man.
-
Kokomo police are investigating a robbery at Star Financial Bank on East Markland Avenue and are looking for the man who robbed the bank wearing a Halloween mask.
Discussion
December 28, 2012
Man wearing Halloween mask robs Kokomo bank
- Local News
-
- No Headline Provided Youth Swimming Strawberry Splash meet At Crawfordsville, Friday-Sunday Madison Cleaver: 12-year-olds -- 2. 50 backstroke (:40.67); 7. 50 butterfly (:45.64); 8. 100 freestyle (1:23.38); 10. 100 backstroke (1:32.77); 11. 100 butterfly (1:46.67); 13. 50
- Attachment parenting and its pitfalls If my parents told me once, they told me at least one hundred times, "Don't talk to anyone about their religious or political beliefs." They meant, of course, that those topics are likely to generate tension and angry conflict. As such, they were not
-
1,250 books donated to local area foster children
Al and Rena Parks have taken care of 20 foster children in the past two years, and they say it comes with all the joys and pains of being a birth parent. "Sometimes I hate it, and sometimes I love it," Al said with a smile. "It's just like being a p
- Prosecutor in Tipton case steps down The former special prosecutor investigating allegations that Tipton County Commissioner Mike Cline would receive profits from a wind farm development Cline voted to approve has stepped down. Howard County Prosecutor Mark McCann asked Tipton Circuit C
- City tears down, purchases properties The tallest building in downtown Kokomo is now under city control, after the Kokomo Board of Public Works & Safety agreed to purchase the Armstrong Landon building and two nearby parking lots for $395,000. The city announced in April it intended to p
-
4-H fair coming to Miami Co.
PERU - What do you get when you bring together a hog, a barrel and a giant pit full of mud? For starters, you get a big mess. Second, you get a new event at this year's Miami County 4-H Fair. It's called hog mud wrestling and it's poised to be a big
-
Digging into learning
Jerry Ousley's 7-year-old grandson David got to pet almost all of the animals at the Silly Safari, including a rabbit named Bunny FuFu, an armadillo and even a 7-foot-long yellow Burmese python. But David said his favorite was Jenna the dog. Ousley
- Strip club case heads to court Tuesday The city of Kokomo and the owners of the Tease strip club are due in court next week, with the city seeking to permanently close the near southside club. City planning officials revoked the club's grandfathered zoning status in December after the own
- Accused doctors seek venue changes Dr. Robert Brewer heads to court today to seek a change of venue for his trial on drug dealing charges, while fellow Wagoner Medical Center physicians Don Wagoner and Marilyn Wagoner will be in court Friday to seek a venue change. The Wagoners, repre
-
Brown is Western's new baseball skipper
RUSSIAVILLE -- For the first time since the Carter administration, Western High School has a new baseball coach. Former Panthers diamond standout Quentin Brown was approved as the new skipper at Western's school board meeting Tuesday night, 6-0. Boar
- More Local News Headlines
Ex-Hit Man's Past Is a Shock to Some Neighbors
Fans: Gandofini 'Put New Jersey on the Map'
Does Future of Human Race Depend on Kansas Mine?
Reining in 'Bad News' Sports Parents
James Gandolfini Dies at Age 51
Fmr. TWA Flight 800 Investigators Want New Probe
Raw: Heat, Spurs Back on Court Ahead of Game 7
Dolce and Gabbana Convicted of Tax Evasion
Paris, Prince Depositions Used in Jackson Trial
Coiffed Cattle Get Their Close-up
In Berlin, Obama Channels Cold War Activism
Police at Patriots Tight End's Home for 2nd Day
Fed Suggests Bond Purchases Could Slow
AP: DOJ Broke Own Rules Seizing Phone Records
Raw: Baby White Rhino Debuts at Australian Zoo
Time Lapse: Rebuilding Bridge Post-collapse
Ohio Woman Accuses 3 of Holding Her Captive
Hunt for Ex-Teamster Boss Hoffa's Remains Ends
