Police quickly catch suspect after downtown Cleveland bank robbery
The FBI said this man was arrested shortly after robbing the Ohio Savings Bank in downtown Cleveland on Friday, April 13, 2012. (Photo courtesy: FBI)
Posted: 04/13/2012
CLEVELAND - Police were able to quickly capture a suspect after a robbery at a downtown Cleveland bank Friday morning.
The holdup happened at about 9:15 a.m. at the Ohio Savings Bank on East 9th Street.
The FBI said the robber talked in a Yugoslavian accent and then left the bank, fleeing in a northbound direction.
A surveillance photo shows the suspect holding a stack of money as it appears he's getting ready to flee the bank.
Just before 11 a.m., the FBI said the suspect was captured near 5th and Walnut.
The suspect’s name has not yet been released.
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