Chase Bank in Capitola robbed

Police rely on the help of a K-9 to follow the trail of a man who robbed a branch of Chase Bank in Capitola Wednesday morning. Picure two: the suspect caught on the bank's video. (Photo by Tarmo Hannula/Register-Pajaronian)

CAPITOLA — A branch of Chase Bank was robbed just after opening Wednesday on 41st Avenue.

Capitola Police Detective Marquis Booth said a man walked into the bank and presented a note demanding cash to a teller just after 9 a.m. The note also contained a threat of force. After the teller handed over an undisclosed amount of cash, the bandit fled on foot eastbound toward 42nd Avenue, police said.

“By this afternoon we don’t have a suspect,” Booth said.

Within minutes of the robbery Capitola Police were joined by the California Highway Patrol, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies and State Park Rangers in establishing a perimeter around the crime scene.

Eventually police brought a K-9 to the scene and began following a scent trail out the back door and into the surrounding neighborhood.

The suspect is described as a white male adult, about 25, 5-feet-9-inches tall, 165 pounds, slender build, pale skin and pronounced bags under his eyes.

Anyone with information about the incident or suspect is urged to call Capitola police at 475-4242 or used their anonymous tip line, 475 2791.



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