A robber got away with an undisclosed amount of money when he
robbed Gilroy’s Monterey Bay Bank branch Saturday.
GILROY – A robber got away with an undisclosed amount of money when he robbed Gilroy’s Monterey Bay Bank branch Saturday.
The suspect entered the bank located at 805 First St. at about 12:17 p.m. He was wearing a dark ball cap and no mask, according to police.
The man showed a note demanding money to a teller, who gave the man all of the money in her cash drawer. The man then quickly fled the bank, police said.
The suspect is described as a white male in his early- to mid-20s, 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall, thinly built with blond hair and clean-shaven. He was wearing a thin, dark-colored, cotton jacket and dark-colored pants. It is unknown whether he had a weapon.
“The clerk was probably just following policy – whether the guy had a gun or not – because a lot of banks have the policy to give a robber money when they ask for it,” said Gilroy Police Sgt. Kurt Svardal. “This is the right thing to do because there’s no reason to put people in jeopardy.”
Svardal said the teller saw the man exit the bank but did not see how he fled the area.
The robbery is the fourth of a Gilroy bank since January 2002, according to the GPD, but Svardal said the police department is not concerned that Saturday’s incident will become a trend.
