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The FBI has released this photo of a man that robbed a Key Bank in Kirkland. Police believe the man could be linked to six other bank robberies in the area, including one in Bothell. - Courtesy photo
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The FBI has released this photo of a man that robbed a Key Bank in Kirkland. Police believe the man could be linked to six other bank robberies in the area, including one in Bothell.

Man who robbed Key Bank in Kirkland may have ties to Bothell theft

By MATT PHELPS
Bothell Reporter Regional Assistant Editor
May 4, 2012 · 10:42 AM

Kirkland police officers and the FBI responded to a report of a bank robbery at the Key Bank on Juanita Drive at approximately 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning in the Juanita neighborhood.

Police used K9 tracking dogs, but the suspect got away on foot.

"He may have had a car in the area," said Kirkland Police Lt. Mike Murray. "He didn't show a weapon and just passed a note. Then he just walked out calm as can be."

Murray added that the man did say he had a weapon.

According to the FBI, that the man is in his early 30s to 40s, 5-feet-10 to 6 feet tall, with a medium build at approximately 150-180 pounds.

The profile of the robbery matches six other unsolved bank robberies in the area, Murray added.

Those robberies were: Jan. 10 at Opus Bank in Shoreline; Feb. 13 at Key Bank in Bellevue; March 20 at Union Bank in Bothell; and April 19 at the Bank of Washington in Lynnwood.

Anyone with information on the robberies or the suspect is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Callers can remain anonymous and are eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1,000 if the information leads to an arrest and charge.

Contact Bothell Reporter Regional Assistant Editor Matt Phelps at editor@bothell-reporter.com or 1-425-483-3732 (ext 5050).

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