Bank In Sunset District Robbed Wednesday Afternoon

A man armed with a gun robbed a bank in San Francisco’s Sunset District on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

The robbery was reported at 12:40 p.m. in the 2300 block of Irving Street.

The suspect entered the bank, took out a gun and said, “This is a bank robbery,” police said.

A teller gave an undisclosed amount of cash to the suspect, who then fled on foot, according to police.

The suspect, described as a man in his mid to late 30s, remained at large as of this morning.

Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to call the Police Department’s anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with “SFPD” in the message.

Dan McMenamin, Bay City News

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