First Bank Of Southwest In Amarillo Gets Robbed On May 20th, 2013, Officers Release Video Of The Robbery [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

Today at approximately 10:38am, the First Bank of Southwest located at 5701 SW 34th in Amarillo was robbed, for what I believe is the 2nd time this year!  I drove by just in time to snap some photos of Amarillo Police cars blocking the entrances to the bank, and that was a huge red flag to me that something had went down.  Even better, officials have actually released a video of the bank robbery in hopes to get help in locating the suspect.

Here's the official release(s) from the APD:

"On 5-20-13, at 10:38 AM, officers were sent to the First Bank of the Southwest at 5701 SW 34^th on a robbery.  The suspect entered the front door of the bank carrying a brown cloth bag and a short-barreled shotgun.  When the suspect entered the bank, he immediately pointed the gun at bank employees behind the counter.  The suspect approached and climbed over a counter.  He took money from more than one drawer in the bank.   He then climbed back over the service counter and left the bank.  Surveillance video shows him running east from the front door.  A witness saw a light colored, possibly cream or gray older model Chevrolet Tahoe leaving the alley that runs east from Atkinsen Street on the east side of the bank right after the man fled.  That vehicle was driven by what may have been a Hispanic male with a pony tail.   This may be the suspect vehicle.  It was last seen in the area of 34^th and Kingston.   The suspect was described as a male in his 30’s, medium height and thin build.  From the surveillance photographs, it appears that he has a gray cloth completely covering his head and face, and is wearing sunglasses.  He was wearing a dark colored lightweight jacket with a lighter colored design on the front.  He was wearing light blue jeans.  He was carrying what appears to be a light brown to tan bag.  The bag may have been used to conceal the gun as he approached and carry away money afterwards.  There were no injuries and there have been no arrests.

***UPDATE***5-20-13, 4:50 PM:
APD Robbery investigators have released additional information on this case.  The robbery suspect ran across Atkinsen, into the alley, and toward where the possible suspect vehicle was seen.  The vehicle is described as a cream or tan in color late 1980’s or early 1990’s larger type Tahoe, Suburban, or similar SUV.  After the vehicle drove out of the alley, a witness saw it pull into the driveway of a home in the 3400 block of Kingston.  The driver stepped out.  He was described as a light-skinned Hispanic male in his mid to late 30’s, with long curly hair pulled into a pony tail, a mustache, and wearing a red shirt.  At this point it is not know why the vehicle stopped, but it is not connected to the residence.   The witness left the area and lost sight of the vehicle.  When the witness drove by again, the suspect vehicle was gone.  Investigators have released a video of robbery.  It can be found posted on the Amarillo Crime Stoppers web site, http://www.amarillo.crimestoppersweb.com/."

See the raw video of the bank robbery taking place below.

If you saw anything that may be related to this robbery, you are asked to call the Amarillo Police Department at 378-3038.  If you have information about this crime, you can also call Crime Stoppers at 374-4400.