SLIDELL, La. — A man wearing a neck brace, using a cane and faking a limp robbed a Louisiana bank on Friday, dropping his act as he fled the scene, police said.
According to a news release from the Slidell Police Department, the suspect entered a Fidelity Bank branch shortly before 4 p.m. CT on Nov. 7.
The man, who "appeared to be handicapped and/or injured, as he walked with a fake limp," was also using a cane and wore a neck brace, police said.
Police said that according to video footage from the bank’s security cameras, the man passed a note to a teller and began yelling that a robbery was in progress. He demanded money, and once he received the undisclosed amount of cash fled the scene “without a limp.”
The suspect was also wearing a gray tracksuit, a COVID-19 mask, a bucket hat and a clear fanny pack.
Police responded with K-9 units to track the suspect, who was seen running into a nearby neighborhood. While he was on foot, police believe the suspect later entered a vehicle to flee the area.
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