Police in the Town of Tonawanda are seeking a suspect who held up the Bank of America branch on Delaware Avenue near Sheridan Drive Thursday afternoon and left behind a suspicious device.
The suspect is described as a white male in his 50s with a scruffy beard and a plaid cap. He fled by foot with an undetermined amount of cash and left behind a device that was taken away by the Erie County Bomb Squad.
"The suspect demanded money, left a possible explosive device in the bank, and fled on foot," Tonawanda police captain John Scott told reporters at the scene.
Several nearby schools were locked down for a short period of time and a stretch of Delaware Avenue was closed to traffic and officers searched for the suspect. No injuries were reported.
The suspect was wearing a black, knee-length trench coat and dark colored pants with black shoes. He was wearing black, rimmed glasses and had a band-aid on the left side of his face.
Anyone with information is asked to call Tonawanda Police at 879-6613.
