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Two Armed Men Rob Shoreline Bank

Police are looking for suspects who took over Wells Fargo on Greenwood, and ordered customers and staff to floor at gunpoint Monday afternoon

Two bank robbers, one armed with a pistol and one armed with a shotgun, robbed a yesterday afternoon, Sept. 12, about 5: 25 p.m.  Both robbers wore Halloween masks.

The robbers came into the bank, located at 14500 Greenwood Ave. N., and ordered customers and a teller to the ground.  One suspect jumped the counter and demanded larger denomination bills from three teller stations.  The robbers then left the bank, heading northbound on foot.

Responding Shoreline officers, assisted by Seattle Police, were unable to locate the suspects. 

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  • Suspect No. 1 was a white male, about 5-feet, 10 inches tall, 160 lbs, with a loud, deep voice.  He had a Halloween “old man” mask with long white hair, a black baseball cap, plaid flannel short, gray/tan pants, and black shoes.  He was armed with a handgun. 
  • Suspect No. 2 was a white male, 40 to 50 years old, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, wearing a Halloween mask with “Afro-like” hair, red baseball cap, light-colored plain flannel shirt, ski gloves and white shoes.  He was armed with a pistol-grip shotgun.

If anyone recognizes either of these suspects, or has information on the robberies they are asked to all the King County Sheriff's Office at (206) 296-3311 (24 hours) or 9-1-1.

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