Authorities Searching for Armed Bank Robber

Local and federal authorities are investigating the armed robbery Wednesday of the Union Bank on 11th Street and Montana Avenue.

A man armed with a semi-automatic handgun made off with an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing a teller and fleeing on foot through the parking lot around 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.

The suspect was described as a white man in his 40s wearing a brown baseball cap, dark rimmed prescription glasses and faded blue jeans, according to public information officer Sgt. Richard Lewis.

"There was at least four officers at the bank," Jay Garacochea, a reader who lives near the bank, wrote to Patch in an email. "A forensic truck showed up soon after. The bank was closed to the public."

No one was injured during the robbery, Lewis said.

Police detectives are working with the FBI to find the suspect.

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the robbery occurred Thursday. It was on Wednesday.

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