Claremont bank robber wore knee brace, walked with limp

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Saturday, December 27, 2014
This Google Maps image shows the location of a Chase bank branch in the 800 block West Foothill Boulevard in Claremont.
This Google Maps image shows the location of a Chase bank branch in the 800 block West Foothill Boulevard in Claremont.
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CLAREMONT, Calif. (KABC) -- Police are asking for the public's help to track down the suspect in an armed bank robbery in Claremont.

The robbery happened at around 6 p.m. Friday at a Chase bank branch on the 800 block of West Foothill Boulevard.

Police said the suspect pulled a handgun on a teller and demanded money.

The suspect, who authorities said has a noticeable limp, was last seen walking west on Foothill Boulevard.

He is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 45-50 years old, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 200 pounds, with brown hair and a dark, bushy goatee.

He was seen wearing glasses, a white baseball cap with the word "soccer" on the front, a dark blue jacket, a white collared shirt and a black tie. He was wearing a black knee brace worn on the outside of his left pant leg and was carrying a black or gray corduroy JanSport bag.

If you have information about this incident, you're urged to call the Claremont Police Department at (909) 399-5411.