REGINA – A bank robbery early Thursday morning in Kelliher, Sask. put the local school in a ‘hold and secure’ mode.
Shortly after 9:00 a.m. RCMP from Melville/Ituna received a report of an armed robbery at a financial institution on the 400 block of 2nd Ave in Kelliher.
Early investigation by RCMP revealed that a man entered a bank armed with a firearm and demanded cash. The man fled on foot with a unknown amount of cash.
No employees were injured during the robbery.
RCMP are looking for a fair skinned man around 5’6″ to 5’10” tall. He was wearing a green hooded sweater with a baseball cap. He also was wearing a plaid jacket and jeans. A dark bandana with a white pattern was covering most of the suspect’s face.
If anyone has any information regarding this crime they are asked to call RCMP at 306-728-1700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Kelliher is approximately 140 km northeast of Regina.