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UPDATED: Police searching for man wanted in connection to bank robbery

Photo Supplied/Fort Wayne Police Department

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Fort Wayne Police are searching for a man wanted in connection to a bank robbery Thursday morning.

Police say Bart Brandon Ely, 49 (pictured above) went into the Old National Bank at 6430 W. Jefferson Blvd. at 11 a.m. and sent a note to a teller demanding cash. Police say he didn’t display a weapon. He is considered armed and dangerous.

The man fled from the bank with an undisclosed amount of money. No one was hurt.

If you have any information, call the Fort Wayne Police Department Detective Bureau at 427-1201 or Crime Stoppers at 436-STOP.

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1 comment

D S June 17, 2021 at 12:45 pm

“A man in dark clothing.” Awesome description. I’m sure he’ll be caught in no time.

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