Abbotsford police are on the hunt for a suspected bank robber who allegedly held a teller at knifepoint.
Police said it happened on Sunday, just before 12:30 p.m. near the Sevenoaks Shopping Centre on South Fraser Way.
According to investigators, a man entered the bank and showed a note and a knife to a teller before jumping the counter and demanding money.
He then held the knife to the neck of a 40-year-old female teller to force her to comply before fleeing on foot, police said.
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Investigators said the woman was unhurt, but badly shaken by the experience.
Police describe the suspect as a Caucasian man, between the ages of 30 and 40.
He is about 5’10” tall with a medium build, and was wearing a green shirt, light-coloured jeans, and a baseball cap with the letters “SPC” on it.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Abbotsford police.
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