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The North Webster Police Department, along with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, are currently investigating a bank robbery that occurred this morning in North Webster.

In the meantime North Webster Day Care and North Webster Elementary remain on external lock down. According to authorities, this means the students are not being allowed outside.

Regular school day activities are continuing with students moving about inside the school.

Officials at North Webster Day Care reported they do have a security system in place at the facility with entrance allowed via a code.

At approximately 9:17 a.m., officers were notified of a robbery at the Key Bank located at Lance’s New Market grocery store, North Webster. Officers from multiple agencies converged into the area, which included units from the Indiana State Police, Indiana Conservation Officers, North Webster, Winona Lake and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. The Federal Bureau of Investigations has also arrived on scene to assist in the investigation.

Bank officials have initially advised scene detectives that a male, Caucasian, approximately 6 feet tall, thin build, entered into the bank on foot, and demanded cash.  He was also described as wearing a tan, full-length, cover-all, along with a dark colored, sweatshirt underneath with the hood pulled over his head. Officers also stated the suspect had on a dark colored ball cap, dark colored, sunglasses, along with a handkerchief covering his lower face. It also appeared that the suspect might have been wearing a potential mask of some type over his facial area.

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The suspect fled the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of currency, and a K-9 unit has been brought to the scene. No bank employees were injured during the robbery.

The police are looking for a gold colored Pontiac Aztec or similar model that was seen in the area at the time of the robbery. Authorities would like to speak to the operator of that vehicle. This is not a suspect vehicle, but a vehicle of interest and seen in the area at that time.

Police are asking if any one might have potential information regarding the robbery or suspect, to call the Kosciusko County 911 Center at 574-267-5667 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-342-STOP (South Bend office).