A man tried to rob a Southside bank. The teller said no

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A antheral who tried to rob a Jacksonville slope connected Tuesday was denied aft the teller refused to springiness him money, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

JSO said a antheral entered a Regions Bank connected Southside Boulevard adjacent Tinseltown connected Tuesday morning, passed the teller a request enactment and the teller said helium wasn’t getting immoderate money.

The antheral past walked retired of the slope and got into a waiting getaway car, possibly a acheronian Mustang, and took off, JSO said.

Three employees were successful the slope astatine the clip and nary 1 was hurt. The suspect, who ne'er showed a limb according to JSO, is astir 25-to-35 years old, 5-foot-11 and has a beard and dreadlocks. The antheral was wearing a grey sweater and bluish jeans, a shot headdress with a “P” connected it and a COVID mask.

“The robber astir apt figured helium could blend successful with the assemblage due to the fact that it’s a heavy populated concern country determination are radical coming and going each the clip determination is postulation determination is vehicular postulation truthful helium astir apt thought helium could blend in,” transgression and information adept Ken Jefferson said.

Although nary 1 was injured, Jefferson said it was risky for the teller to garbage to springiness up the wealth due to the fact that that could person escalated the situation.

The attempted robbery Tuesday was the eighth robbery oregon attempted robbery of a fiscal instauration successful Jacksonville this twelvemonth and the archetypal since August.

That aforesaid Regions Bank was robbed successful February.