Mentor Police and FBI Looking for Bank Robber Who Struck this Morning

Mentor Police and the FBI are investigating a robbery that happened Thursday morning at the on Center Street.

A man entered the bank around 10:45 a.m. and handed the teller a note demanding money. The man did not show a weapon if he had one, Mentor Police Lt. Ken Gunsch said.

The teller gave the robber money. The man then fled to a nearby gas station and drove away. Nobody was hurt.

The robber drove away in a white car, possibly a Buick LeSabre, that had damage to its front end.

The FBI described the robbery suspect as a black man in his 30s. He is about six feet tall with a stocky build. He had long dreadlocks and wore dark clothes and sunglasses.

FBI Special Agent Scott Wilson said this robber fits the description of a suspect in about a dozen area bank robberies.

"It's a possibility that he's a serial bank robber," Wilson said.

If anyone has information about the robbery, they are encouraged to call the Mentor Police Department at 440-974-5760 of FBI at 216-522-1400.