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Authorities investigate robbery in KCMO, determine suspicious package not threat

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Posted at 4:56 PM, Mar 30, 2023
and last updated 2023-03-31 09:41:05-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A bank robber took money Thursday afternoon from a Waldo neighborhood bank and left behind a suspicious package.

The robbery happened about 4 p.m. at the UMB Bank branch located at 8442 Wornall Road in KCMO, according to an FBI news release.

Police closed the streets around the bank, which were open by 6:50 p.m.

The suspect said he had an explosive device and left a suspicious package at the bank.

Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department Bomb and Arson detectives sent a robot into the bank to examine the package.

The package was "rendered safe" and it's not believed to have been a threat, according to the FBI.

The suspect is a white man who is about 50 years old.

He is about 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs about 230 pounds.

The news release states the suspect wore a black COVID-19 style mask, blue baseball cap, jeans, and a rust-colored, plaid button-down shirt.

He wore a shoulder-length black wig pulled into a bun at the collar of his shirt.

The suspect ran east from the bank with an unknown amount of money.