Port Angeles police, FBI seek bank bandit

PORT ANGELES — Investigation continued Saturday into the robbery of the Frontier Bank in Port Angeles on Friday.

A man in a ski mask entered the bank at 1212 E. First St., at about 12:25 p.m., contacted a teller and left with an undisclosed amount of money, said the Port Angeles Police Department.

The FBI is assisting the Port Angeles police, who are the primary investigators, said Special Agent Fred Gutt of Seattle.

“We coordinate and track all bank robberies,” he said.

“Most of these bank robbers are not smart, but that does not mean they are not dangerous.”

The robber kept one hand inside his coat, but no weapon was displayed, and the man did not claim to have one, police said.

The robber is described as a clean-shaven white male, 35 to 40 years old, with reddish-blond hair and blue eyes.

He stands between 5-feet-8 inches-tall and 5-feet-10-inches-tall and weighs between 160 and 170 pounds.

A photograph of the robber may be released on Monday, Gutt said.

After taking the money, the robber ran west to Jones Street and left in a small white pickup truck, police said.

Packaged with the stolen money was a red dye pack that will cause “permanent and obvious bright red staining to anything it comes into contact with, including clothing, skin, hair, fabrics, plastics, paper and metal,” police said.

A bank employee phoned police after noticing a man putting on a ski mask while approaching the bank’s front door.

Five Port Angeles police patrol cars arrived at the scene during the next hour, including the department’s K-9 unit, which was not deployed.

Anybody with information about the robbery is asked to phone Port Angeles Detective Cpl. Jason Viada at 360-417-4959.

More in News

Port Angeles teachers’ union votes to honor paraeducators’ picket line on April 8

Members of the Port Angeles Education Association voted overwhelmingly… Continue reading

Funding needed for Port Townsend homeless shelter

Operation at Legion Hall to close April 30

Port of Port Angeles renews lease for Composite Recycling Technology Center

Agreement covers 26,000 square feet at airport business park

Fire district volunteers lauded

Clallam County Fire District No. 3 recently recognized seven members… Continue reading

Clallam to continue providing deputy to Forks

Contract includes wages, mileage and maintenance reimbursement

Maintenance closes section of Olympic Discovery Trail

A portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail is closed… Continue reading

Hanna Paoluccu of Alexander, N.Y., and Rosie Berg of Nevada City, Calif., members of the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group and working with the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Board, remove poisonous hemlock weed from along the Larry Scott Trail in Port Townsend on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Poison hemlock removal in Port Townsend

Hanna Paoluccu of Alexander, N.Y., and Rosie Berg of Nevada City, Calif.,… Continue reading

YMCA to build childcare facility

$1-2M still needed for $6.7M project

Port Townsend Police Department recognizes award recipients

The Port Townsend Police Department recognized officers, employees, volunteers… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School evacuated due to bomb threat

Nothing suspicious found, principal says

A tree that has grown out of its tree box and shattered a nearby curb and sidewalk in the 100 block of North Oak Street is among those targeted for removal and replacement in downtown Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles tree and sidewalk replacement to begin Monday

The Port Angeles downtown tree and sidewalk replacement project… Continue reading

Grant for Forks treatment plant to be discussed

The Clallam County Opportunity Fund Advisory Board will discuss… Continue reading