Wig-wearing bank robber sought in Ocala

Compass Bank robbed; no one injured

Suspect sought in Ocala bank robbery

OCALA, Fla. – Ocala police are searching for a man who robbed a bank while wearing a wig.

The Compass Bank at 2620 Southwest 19th Avenue Road was robbed just after noon  Tuesday, according to police.

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Nobody was hurt during the robbery, and the man fled with an undetermined amount of money, police said.

Bank employees told police that the culprit was a black man wearing a long-sleeved gray shirt, dark jeans, a black wig and glasses. A weapon was implied but not seen.

Two K-9 units searched for the culprit but did not locate him.

Anyone with information about the bank robbery is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 352-368-7861.


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