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Police release surveillance video of bank robbery

Oct 15, 2008 - 08:48:31 CDT

By JENNY MICHAEL
Bismarck Tribune

Police have released surveillance video of a bank robbery last week in Mandan. View the video at the bottom of the page.

Around 5 p.m. Friday, an armed man robbed Starion Financial Bank, 109 First St. N.W. in Mandan. Officers from the Mandan Police Department and Morton County Sheriff's Department arrived in less than a minute but were unable to locate anyone matching the description of the robber.

Mandan detectives said North Dakota Game and Fish helped them produce a video of the surveillance footage from the bank on Thursday. They have released the video to local media outlets. It shows the man inside the bank from several different angles.

Deputy Chief Paul Leingang said leads are still coming into the department. Detectives are working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in investigating the case.

Starion Financial is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the robbery.

The man who robbed the bank is described as about 6 feet tall, weighing between 200 and 250 pounds. He also was wearing a zipped-up jacket with a hood attached to it or a hooded sweatshirt underneath the jacket, a black ski mask, lighter-colored blue jeans and dark-colored boots and gloves.

Police also are looking for information about a car seen in the area of the bank about 45 minutes prior to the robbery. A man in his early 30s was seen driving a 2003 to 2005 light gold or tan-colored Chevrolet Impala slowly by the bank. Police do not know if the car or the driver were involved in the robbery, but they are looking for information to narrow down leads. The first two letters of the Impala's license plate are "HS."

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to call the Mandan Police Department at 667-3250.

(Reach reporter Jenny Michael at 250-8225 or jenny.michael@;bismarcktribune.com.)

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Comments

response to video wrote on Oct 16, 2008 12:18 AM:

" to video, you said to notice in the video how much of a hurry the guy is in... OF COURSE he is in a hurry he is ROBBING A BANK! Maybe some good witnesses would be the cops across the street at the police station?...... "

Mike wrote on Oct 15, 2008 7:23 PM:

" maybe they shouldnt pay the president of the Bank so much and they could up the anti a lil bit more than a $1000 reward! good luck but you will never catch this guy! "

Video wrote on Oct 15, 2008 4:38 PM:

" No, the video isn't cinema quality, but it's better than nothing. There may be clues that we aren't seeing, such as his walk, the direction he was looking when he went out the door, how much in a hurry he was, was he wondering which way to go or waiting for someone... so though it may be grainy those trained to look for things beyond visual clarity may be picking up clues left and right. I say don't be so critical of what's there, and try to see how much better it is than nothing at all. Far as I'm concerned he could easy be 200 lbs. I'm 125 and small to medium boned, and five feet tall. He may be very tall, and it doesn't take much to get to 200 lbs if you are a taller male. 200 lbs doesn't always mean fat. If people think it's that easy to solve get out there and do it, there's a reward being offered. You need to remember that witnesses may be hard to come by, who would think that this would happen in broad daylight in Mandan? I sure wouldn't guess or look twice at who comes out of a bank. "

shawn wrote on Oct 15, 2008 4:31 PM:

" what did you want him to do look up at the camera and smile maybe give a little wave. The system is one of the better ones available. Do you know the space it would take to record in live time. Every moment he was in the bank his actions were recorded. And like one of the other comments said we got a profile worse people have been caught with much less. Also ya it looks like in the video ther si a green suv pulling up as he walks out. nothing on that. (hard for me to tell slow internet)and I would hope a bank has a camera on the outside of the building shooting the doors. this guy will slip up and brag to someone about his "perfect Crime" "

Amanda wrote on Oct 15, 2008 1:43 PM:

" The video is pretty much worthless. The quality is poor at best and he keeps the mask on until he is partway out the door. I also agree with "reader" and "manager"--that man is no where near 200-250 pounds. He is wearing a bulky jacket so he will look bigger than he is.

What will solve this is his own stupidity. He's going to start spending that money and friends/family will notice that someone who wasn't so free with the cash is suddenly spending more than usual. "

Boggled wrote on Oct 15, 2008 11:17 AM:

" The man lifts his mask right before he walks out of the bank, the video clearly shows a profile view of his exposed face. Voom in on his face, enhance the picture a little and you have a pretty good idea of what this guy looks like. If you publically post a picture of the guy someone will know who he is and maybe come forth with a name. Hey, every little bit helps and you have to start somewhere. "

manager wrote on Oct 15, 2008 11:09 AM:

" i agree the man does not look like hes 200lbs maybe 175-180lbs They maybe should look into installing new camera systems. there are alot of strange people out there even in mandan nd "

wondering wrote on Oct 15, 2008 10:24 AM:

" What about the vehicle driving by as soon as he walked out the door with his mask lifted. Shouldn't they be trying to find that vehicle? "

Disappointed wrote on Oct 15, 2008 9:11 AM:

" It's disappointing that a bank would have such poor video surveillance. The quality of the video is horrible. "

Whatthat wrote on Oct 15, 2008 8:52 AM:

" Are they releasing any outside videos? "

reader wrote on Oct 15, 2008 7:48 AM:

" I watched the video and that man does not look anywhere near 200 lbs let alone 250. Better look again "

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