SEQUIM — Police released a composite sketch Thursday of the man sought in the Monday morning robbery of KeyBank on North Dunlap Street.
“I want to get that composite out as far as I can,” said Sequim Police Detective Sgt. Sean Madison.
“We finally have a composite drawing of him based on witness interviews.”
The bandit captured on a security camera inside the bank looks nothing like the composite drawing, which showed a scowling man with long blond hair that evoked comments of the Italian model Fabio.
Wearing a grotesque Halloween mask, the bandit entered the bank branch Monday morning, approached a teller and announced the robbery.
After an undisclosed amount of money was put in his white canvas bag, he fled on foot to the west side of the bank.
According to witnesses, he was unmasked when he hopped aboard a mountain bike and made his escape into the neighborhood north of the bank.
He was described as a white male in his 30s to mid-40s, more than 6 feet tall and around 180 pounds with an “athletic” build, Madison said.
He wore blue denim jeans and white athletic shoes.
Inside the bank, he carried a canvas-type shopping bag that he presented to the tellers to fill with cash.
He shouted his instructions, seemed to move briskly and hurried and appeared organized in his actions, a police bulletin said.
No weapon was seen or mentioned by the robber during the heist.
He wore the latex-type mask of either a dragon or demon, latex gloves that appeared oversized and in poor condition, and a hooded jacket that covered his head.
The suspect was given a teller’s tray money, and he then moved to another teller, who gave him a stack of one-dollar bills and a few rolls of coins.
The suspect dropped the coins at the teller window before he fled.
Witnesses said the bike was white, blue or even red, but after several interviews, police think the bike was blue with white lettering.
The suspect was observed for several minutes before the robbery by witnesses in the neighborhood whose descriptions led to the composite drawing.
Madison said the Sequim Police Department is following “tons of leads.”
“It’s a paint-by-the-numbers investigation. We have active leads that we’re pursuing,” he said.
Anyone who has experienced similar manner of crimes, similar suspect descriptions, recognizes the mask design or has any other information that might be helpful is asked to contact Madison or Detective Darrell Nelson at 360-683-7227 or dnelson@ci.sequim.wa.us.
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Sequim-Dungeness Valley Editor Jeff Chew can be reached at 360-681-2391 or at jeff.chew@peninsuladailynews.com.
