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Seattle police arrest suspected bank robber
Posted by Jeff Hodson
Seattle police arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of robbing a bank at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of Madison Street.
The suspect implied he had a gun and fled with cash. Patrol officers found him heading north on Boren Avenue, still with the stolen cash, according to police spokesman Jeff Kappel.
The suspect was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of charges of robbery.
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