Crime & Safety
Lake Elsinore Chase Bank Robbed; Police Seek Leads
The robbery took place at the bank located at 31575 Canyon Estates Drive shortly after noon.
Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a bank robber who pulled a heist at a
The robbery took place at the bank located at 31575 Canyon Estates Drive shortly after noon.
The robber presented a demand note to a cashier, got an undisclosed amount of money and then fled on foot, according to a news release from the Lake Elsinore Police Department. He was last seen running northbound across Canyon Estates Drive into a residential housing tract, but police were unable to find him.
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The robber is described as a clean-shaven Hispanic male in his 20s, with a slim build. (See attached surveillance photos.) He was wearing sunglasses, a gray long-sleeve button-up shirt and black dress slacks.
None of the bank employees were injured during the robbery.
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Anyone with further information regarding this incident is urged to contact Detective Beatty at the Lake Elsinore Police Department: (951) 245-3300 or after hours and on weekends at (951) 776-1099.
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