NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — The Newport Police Department and FBI are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Friday afternoon.
A spokesperson for the FBI Knoxville Field Office announced that the Newport Federal Bank, located at 263 E. Broadway, was robbed Friday around 3:30 p.m.
Investigators said a male suspect handed a bank employee a note that demanded money and indicated that he had a weapon. The employee complied with the demand and the suspect left the bank on foot.
The suspect is described as a white male approximately 5’8″ tall, weighing 200-220 lbs. with short hair. He was wearing dark sunglasses and a long sleeve shirt.
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Anyone with information about the robbery or the subject is asked to call the Newport Police Department at 423-623-8777 or the FBI Knoxville Field Office at 865-544-0751.