MORAINE — One person is in police custody after he attempted to rob a Moraine bank Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
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The robbery happened around noon at the Fifth Third Bank on West Dorothy Lane. The suspect, who was not identified, went inside the bank and passed a note to the teller demanding cash, a Moraine police supervisor told News Center 7.
Moments before the robbery, the accused robber was at a nearby business with family members, and then went to the bank to rob it, police said.
After the suspect passed the note, a panic alarm was set off, which prompted the police response. SWAT units were training nearby, heard to call and responded to the bank to assist Moraine police.
“We were able to get that suspect out of the bank without incident,” said Sgt. Andrew Parish. “He did not put up a fight that would put him in harm’s way.”
There was no indication that the suspect was armed, Parish said.
SWAT units and Moraine police surrounded the bank before the suspect surrendered to officers, police said.
No injuries were reported and the only people in the bank at the time of the robbery were the robber and employees.
It remains under investigation.