Lockdown at schools lifted after nearby bank robbery
A police officer stands outside the American Savings Bank Salt Lake branch after a robbery was reported at approximately 10:30 Tuesday morning, May 13, 2014 in the Moanalua area.
A police officer stands outside the American Savings Bank Salt Lake branch after a robbery was reported at approximately 10:30 Tuesday morning, May 13, 2014 in the Moanalua area.
A police officer stands outside the American Savings Bank Salt Lake branch after a robbery was reported at approximately 10:30 Tuesday morning, May 13, 2014 in the Moanalua area.
On May 13, 2014, at approximately 10:29 a.m., two males entered the bank, one brandished a shotgun, and the other brandished a handgun. They approached the teller, demanded money, and fled on foot.
A lockdown was lifted at two schools Tuesday following a police investigation of a bank robbery in Salt Lake.
The lockdown at Aliamanu Elementary and Aliamanu Middle Schools was lifted at 12:50 p.m., according to Department of Education spokeswoman Dara Young.
At about 10:29 a.m. Tuesday, two masked men entered the American Savings Bank branch at 848 Ala Lilikoi St. One of the suspects brandished a shotgun while the other brandished a handgun, according to CrimeStoppers. Police said the men demanded money from a teller and fled on foot.
The first suspect is described as 5-foot-10 to 5-foot-11 weighing 130 to 150 pounds. He was wearing a gray hooded jacket, ski mask and dark long pants at the time of the robbery.
The second suspect is described a 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-7 weighing 130 pounds. He was wearing a brown hooded jacket, blue denim long pants and a red mask.
Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on your cellular phone.
