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Police suspect young woman has now
robbed two Twin Cities banks recently
The latest holdup occurred in Maplewood. Description and her
actions during the crimes are similar.
By Paul Walsh (http://www.startribune.com/paul-walsh/10646171/) Star Tribune
APRIL 5, 2016 — 9:51AM
Suspicions are high that the same young woman has robbed her second bank in less than
two weeks in the Twin Cities.
The most recent holdup occurred Saturday afternoon in Maplewood at the TCF Bank
branch inside a Cub Foods on County Road B near Rice Street, police said.
The young woman handed the teller a note, implied that she had a gun and fled on foot
with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to police.
The suspect is described as white and in her early to mid-20s. She was wearing a gray
sweatshirt with the hood up, black yoga pants and mostly black gym shoes. Her hair was
dark, with possible highlights.
On March 23, a woman robbed the Firefly Credit Union in the Seward neighborhood of
Minneapolis. She demanded money, intimated that she had a gun, and ran down the
street with the cash, Minneapolis police.
The Minneapolis suspect was described as white, 22 to 30 years old, 130 to 140 pounds,
with blond hair. She was wearing black yoga pants, a black sweatshirt that zippered in
front with the hood pulled up, dark sunglasses and mostly black gym shoes.
Maplewood Police Chief Paul Schnell said Tuesday that "some similarities in the
description" with the Minneapolis suspect leave him confident that it's the same woman
who pulled off both heists.
"Females are relatively rare in itself"to be robbing banks, Schnell said. "And then the
two are roughly the same age and wearing some of the same clothing. These are strong
clues."
Schnell said his department received several tips overnight "but nothing solid."
Anyone with information about the Maplewood robbery is urged to call police at 651-
767-0640. Anonymous text message tips can also be sent by texting "Maplewood"
followed by the tip to Tip4ll (847411).
In the Minneapolis case, anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction
could be eligible for a cash reward. Tips by phone are being received by Crimestoppers
at 1 -800 -222 -TIPS (8477) and by text to CRIMES (274637). The text should begin with
"TIP674."
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This woman is wanted in the holdup of a credit
union in the Seward neighborhood.
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