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Police Release Surveillance Photo Of Suspect In Millbrae Armed Bank Robbery

MILLBRAE (CBS SF) --The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office wants the public's help in locating a man who robbed a bank in Millbrae at gunpoint on Friday.

Deputies were called to reports of a robbery at the Chase bank at 10 South El Camino Real just before 3 p.m., according sheriff's spokeswoman Deputy Rebecca Rosenblatt.

Rosenblatt said a man entered the bank and demanded money from a teller while holding a gun, then made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect fled in an unknown direction and remains at large.

He is described as a skinny black man who is about 5 feet 6 inches tall. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a shiny silver or rayon or nylon suit, a black beanie with zebra-print trim and dark glasses, according to the sheriff's office.

The sheriff's office is distributing an image of the suspect captured on a bank surveillance camera.

Anyone with information about this crime or who can help identify the suspect is asked to call the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office at (650) 363-4911. Those who wish to remain anonymous may call the sheriff's tip line at (800) 547-2700.

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