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Police seek suspect in Alliston bank robbery investigation

Nick Westoll / Global News

Police are seeking to identify a suspect after they say a bank in Alliston was robbed.

According to Nottawasaga OPP, on Monday at around 4 p.m., a suspect entered the Scotiabank branch on Victoria Street.

Police say the suspect lunged over an empty teller wicket and approached three bank employees, demanding money.

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Officers say he began searching cash trays and grabbed a quantity of cash before exiting through the main entrance and fleeing north through an adjacent alleyway.

According to police, the suspect did not present a weapon or threaten the staff, and there were no injuries reported as a result of the incident.

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Police are now searching for a man in his 20s, approximately six feet tall, with a thin build. He was seen wearing gloves, black pants, a black hoodie, sunglasses and had his face partially covered by a turtleneck or scarf. Officers say the suspect had an accent.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 705-434-1939 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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