June 8, 2004
Willoughby News Herald

Police, FBI trying to determine if crime is connected to others in area

The FBI is offering reward money for tips that lead to the arrest and conviction of a man who robbed a downtown Willoughby bank Monday afternoon.

A black man wearing a navy blue hooded exercise suit walked into Fifth Third Bank at Mentor Avenue and Erie Street at 1:15 p.m. and demanded money from a teller, Willoughby police Lt. Tom Trem said.
"He approached the teller with a note and implied he had a weapon," said Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Scott Wilson. "He was in and out very quickly. Nobody was hurt."

The robber escaped after grabbing an undisclosed amount of cash. No weapon or vehicle was seen, Wilson said.
There were no customers in the bank at the time, police said.