Paso Robles bank robbed for the second time in 2 months
Two masked men robbed a downtown Paso Robles bank at gunpoint Friday morning, according to police.
Police responded to reports of a robbery about 9:20 a.m. at a Pacific Premier Bank branch on 12th Street, according to a Paso Robles Police Department news release.
Employees told police two men entered the bank holding handguns and wearing masks and hooded sweatshirts and jackets to conceal their identities. The men demanded money and then fled in a gold Honda vehicle.
No one was injured during the incident. The same bank branch was robbed in September by a man wearing an old man mask, according to a previous Tribune story.
Following Friday’s robbery, the CHP’s Air Operations Unit was called in to assist police in locating the suspects’ vehicle, which a CHP helicopter found in the 1800 block of Oak Street.
Police later identified a white Chevrolet or GMC pickup truck as a second vehicle of interest, the release said. The truck has an extended cab, tinted windows, a trailer ball hitch and items in the bed, according to a police department Facebook post.
Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating the suspects and the truck. Anyone who sees the truck should call 911 immediately and avoid making contact with the suspects or the vehicle.
Anyone with information about the robbery is encouraged to contact the Paso Robles Police Department at 805-237-6464.
This story was originally published November 15, 2019 at 10:49 AM.
