Oregon police searching for man involved in armed bank robbery – Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3

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OREGON, Wis. – Police are searching for the man involved in an armed bank robbery in the village of Oregon Friday afternoon.

According to a news release from the Oregon Police Department, officials were sent to the BMO Harris Bank in the 100 block of Jefferson Street at 1:51 p.m.

Witnesses said the man showed a firearm and demanded money from the bank teller. The suspect later walked out of the bank with an unknown amount of money. 

Multiple law enforcement units were sent, including a K-9 unit and drone, but the man was not found during the search.

The suspect was described as a man dressed in a black hooded sweatshirt, dark-colored baseball hat with glasses and a face wrap used to cover part of his face. 

Anyone with information about the robbery can call Oregon Police Department Detective Sgt. Chad Schaub at 608-835-3111.

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