Two Days, Two Robberies

At this point, I think my money and myself are safer in an alley of High Street and 17th.

10 TV: Police on Saturday were searching for a man who held up a north side bank while trying to conceal his face with his hooded jacket. According to the FBI, the robbery occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m. at the Huntington Bank located at 2141 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.

After waiting in line, the man handed a teller a note that demanded cash and stated that he had a weapon. Although no weapon was observed, the teller handed the man money from her drawer and fled. Some cash believed to have been from the robbery was later found just east of the building, the FBI said.

The robber was described as a black man who appeared to be in his mid-20s to early 30s. He was between 5 feet 8 and 6 feet tall, and was wearing a dark winter jacket with the hood up to conceal his face.

The robbery was the Columbus area's second bank robbery of 2009. In 2008, 78 bank robberies occurred in the area, according to the FBI. Anyone with information about Saturday's robbery was asked to call Columbus police at 614-645-4665, or the FBI at 614-744-2168.