Man In Purple Gloves Robs Brooklyn Park Bank

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) -- Police in Brooklyn Park are looking for a man who was caught on surveillance video robbing a bank in Brooklyn Park.

The robbery happened at the Guaranty Bank inside a Rainbow Foods grocery store on the 8000 block of Brooklyn Boulevard at about 10:30 a.m. Monday.

A black male in an orange baseball cap approached the teller and gestured as though he was carrying a weapon. Though no weapon was actually displayed, the teller gave the robber an undisclosed amount of cash.

Police said the robber was about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and was also wearing purple rubber gloves. He was believed to have headed toward the Brooklyn Park Evangelical Free Church after the robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Brooklyn Park Police Department at 763-493-8222.