FBI and local police investigate following armed bank robbery

Posted: March 17, 2014 - 4:07pm
Updated: March 17, 2014 - 8:17pm

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Shawnee Police and the FBI are investigating after a man robbed the Capitol Federal bank Monday afternoon. Police were called to the bank, located at 5700 Nieman Road, around 3:30 p.m..

Bridget Patton, spokeswoman for the FBI's Kansas City office says the suspect is a Hispanic male wearing a white mask and a hooded sweatshirt.

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Bank employees describe the suspect as a Hispanic or black male in his early-mid 20's. He is described as approximately 5-foot, 6-inches tall, weighing approximately 170 pounds with an average build. He was last seen wearing a white mask, black hooded sweatshirt, black jacket and blue jeans.


The FBI confirms the suspect handed the teller a white plastic grocery bag, brandished a small black handgun and demanded money.

It is unclear which direction the suspect fled or if there were any vehicles involved.

Shawnee Police set up a large perimeter in the area, which was then searched by a K-9 unit. That search did not locate any evidence or the suspect.

Police say no one was injured in the incident.

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Prairie Village bank robbery

Posted: January 26, 2012 - 10:54am
Updated: January 26, 2012 - 12:25pm

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Prairie Village Police and the FBI are investigating after the Bank of America, located at 7624 State Line Road, was robbed late this morning. The robbery was reported to Police at 10:37 a.m..

Police say a black male walked into the bank just before 10:30 a.m. and demanded money from a teller. The man was wearing thick glasses, a grey and white cap, dark sweater with horizontal white stripes, and dark pants. Pictured to the left. Click the photo to view larger image.

The suspect fled the scene, with an undisclosed amount of money, in a white Dodge Caravan, possibly northbound on State Line Road.

Witnesses did not see a weapon displayed and no injuries were reported.


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Police: Search for Aisha Khan cost nearly $36,000

Posted: January 4, 2012 - 8:17pm

Overland Park Police say that their efforts in searching for Aisha Khan cost nearly $36,000. Police now say that the search for Aisha racked up nearly $36,000 worth of overtime for the 63 officers who were involved in the investigation. Officers worked more than 788 hours according to a spokesperson.

The $10,000 reward that was offered during the search by Khan's family was donated, split between Overland Park Police and unspecified local charities.

Khan was reported missing from the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park on Friday, December 16th. Police and the FBI handled the case as a possible abduction. Police confirmed that they had located Khan on Wednesday, December 21st and said that Khan was never in any immediate danger and that no criminal act had occurred. More on the original story can be found here.

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Missouri man charged in Overland Park Bank Robbery

Posted: December 1, 2011 - 10:23am
Updated: December 1, 2011 - 11:17am

Overland Park Police say 28-year-old, Jason Perkins has been charged with one count of armed robbery.

Federal Prosecutors allege that on November 8th, Perkins was armed with a 9mm handgun and robbed the First National Bank in Overland Park, located at 9700 Metcalf Avenue.

A tip, two days later, led Police to Perkins' Raytown, Missouri apartment. Inside the apartment Police say they recovered a 9mm handgun and money that was stained from a dye pack.

Prosecutors say that Perkins could face as much as 25 years in Federal Prison and a $250,000 fine.

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Overland Park bank robbery

Posted: November 8, 2011 - 9:28am
Updated: December 1, 2011 - 10:23am

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The Overland Park Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) are investigating a bank robbery at the First National Bank located at 9700 Metcalf Avenue. The incident is said to have occurred shortly after 9:20 Tuesday morning.

The suspect is described as a slender white male, standing approximately 5 feet 9 inches. He was last seen on foot running westbound, wearing sunglasses and a bandanna.

Overland Park Police say the suspect handed the teller a note demanding money. The suspect was last seen on foot carrying an undisclosed amount of cash in a plastic grocery bag.

No injuries were reported.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Overland Park Police Department at 913-895-6300 or 911.

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Two KCMO men face charges after JoCo Bank Robbery

Posted: October 23, 2011 - 3:57am

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The Johnson County District Attorney's Office has filed Robbery charges against the two men arrested after a Friday afternoon Bank Robbery in Prairie Village. Two Kansas City, Missouri men now face charges related to the robbery. 40-year-old, Dennis Bowen and 19-year-old Joshua Parker are both being held in the Johnson County Jail on $250,000 bond

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Police say one of the men was dressed as a woman when he entered the US Bank, located at 6940 Mission Road, demanded money and then fled in a vehicle, driven by another man. Police spotted a vehicle matching the description given by a witness. The vehicle was stopped by Police and a male passenger ran from the vehicle. Both men were taken into custody

Both men have been arraigned on the charges and are scheduled to appear in court Monday afternoon.

The FBI continues to investigate whether or not these men are involved in the other Kansas City Metropolitan area bank robberies which involved a cross-dressing male.

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Prairie Village Police arrest 2 after Bank Robbery

Posted: October 21, 2011 - 2:44pm
Updated: October 23, 2011 - 3:58am

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Two KCMO men face charges after JoCo Bank Robbery

The Prairie Village Police Department and the FBI say a black male, wearing women's clothing and a second black male were arrested after the US Bank at 6940 Mission Road was robbed this afternoon. Police say the robbery occurred at 2:15p.m..

Bank employees described the robber as a man dressed in woman's clothing. That man is said to have entered the bank, demanded money and then fled after employees handed over some cash.

An FBI spokesperson says that a vehicle seen leaving the area, just after the robbery, was spotted by Prairie Village Police. Police initiated a traffic stop of that vehicle and one person fled on foot. Both the driver of the vehicle and the passenger who attempted to flee on foot were quickly taken into custody.

Two Kansas City, Missouri men have been booked into the Johnson County Jail and face Robbery charges. Both men are currently being held without bond and awaiting arraignment on the charges.

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Johnson County Bank robbery

Posted: October 18, 2011 - 11:55am
Updated: October 18, 2011 - 2:18pm

Leawood Police and the FBI are investigating an armed robbery at the M&I Bank at 8840 State Line Road. Police say the robbery was reported to them at 11:46 a.m. Tuesday morning. Shortly before that Police say a man entered the bank armed with a gun and demanded money. How much money the man got away with remains under investigation

There were reported to be two male suspects involved. Only one of the men is reported to have entered the bank, the second man was driving the get away vehicle. The man who entered the bank is said to have been a black male, medium to slender build, in his 40's and wearing a Halloween mask. The second man, the driver, was described as a black male who was also wearing a stocking cap.

The suspect vehicle is reported to be a silver Dodge, possibly an Intrepid. That vehicle did not have a rear license plate and was last seen traveling eastbound on 95th Street from State line road into Kansas City, Missouri.

No injuries have been reported.

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