$2K reward offered for information about Lawrence bank robber

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - A $2,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to the conviction of the man who robbed a bank in Lawrence over the summer.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on Thursday, Aug. 29, that it had offered a $2,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for a bank robbery in Lawrence, Kan.

First responders said they were called to the Bank of America at 900 Ohio St. just after 9:20 a.m. on July 2 with reports of the robbery. Witnesses reported the suspect entered the bank with a black bag and approached a teller as he demanded cash.

Law enforcement officials said the suspect ran south from the bank before they arrived. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect has been described as an African American male with an athletic build who stood around 6-foot to 6-foot-5 and weighed around 190 lbs.

Agents noted that the man was wearing a black zip-up hooded jacket with a dark-colored undershirt, black pants with a white emblem on the left upper leg, multicolored shoes, light blue “HyFlex” gloves, large black squared sunglasses and a multicolored face mask - black, red and yellow.

Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity or the robbery should report it to the FBI at 816-512-8200 or the Crime Stoppers of Lawrence and Douglas County at 785-843-TIPS.

No further information has been released.