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Man robs Delavan bank

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These surveillance camera pictures show the man who robbed the Anchor Bank in downtown Delavan.

DELAVAN — A man used a threatening note to rob a downtown bank Friday afternoon and escaped on foot with an unknown amount of cash.

Delavan Police Chief Tim O’Neill said the suspect walked into Anchor Bank, 500 E. Walworth Ave., at about 2 p.m. and “threatened the use of force” against a bank clerk.

The man was not armed, O’Neill said, and he was handed large bills before leaving the bank in an unknown direction.

No arrests have been made, but police have pictures of the suspect from the bank’s video cameras, O’Neill said.

The suspect was described as being white, 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-10, with dark hair. He was wearing a gray, hooded sweatshirt with a Chicago Bears logo, a gray baseball cap with a Dodge logo, blue jeans and bright white shoes.

One block of Fifth Street was closed from Walworth Avenue to McDowell Street after the robbery. Yellow police tape surrounded the bank. About 10 patrol cars and other police vehicles responded to the scene.

A Walworth County Sheriff’s Office police dog followed tracks from the bank down Fifth Street. Deputies also knocked on doors in the neighborhood.

Dozens of residents in the neighborhood walked outside to watch the commotion. People interviewed on the street hadn’t witnessed the suspect running away.

A representative of Anchor Bank declined to comment.

TO SHARE INFORMATION

Anyone with information about the robbery should call the Delavan Police Department at (262) 728-6311.