Bank robbery reported at Mt. Vernon Fifth Third Bank

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Pictured is a suspect in a bank robbery that took place Saturday at the Mt. Vernon Fifth Third Bank. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the Mt. Vernon Police Department at (618) 242-2727. Photo provided by the Mt. Vernon Police Department. SUBMITTED PHOTO

January 5, 2013

Bank robbery reported at Mt. Vernon Fifth Third Bank

Staff Report CNHI The Mt. Vernon Register-News Sat Jan 05, 2013, 03:00 PM CST

MT. VERNON — Mt. Vernon police responded to a report of a bank robbery at the Fifth Third Bank at 2711 Broadway at about 11 a.m. Saturday.

A black male subject robbed the bank, according to information provided by the Mt. Vernon Police Department. He left with an undisclosed amount of money, information states. No one was injured during the incident.

The incident is under investigation by the Mt. Vernon Police Department, said MVPD Chief Chris Mendenall.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect is asked to contact the MVPD at (618) 242-2727.

More information was not immediately available, but will be added online as it is received.

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