Woman With Threatening Note Robs Chase Bank In Pinole

PINOLE (CBS SF) -- A female suspect robbed a Chase Bank in Pinole on Wednesday evening using a threatening note, according to police.

At 5:53 p.m., Pinole police responded to the bank at 1541 Fitzgerald Drive based on reports of a robbery.

Although the suspect had already fled, officers learned that a woman came into the bank and presented a demand note to one of its tellers.

The demand note apparently suggested that if the teller did not forfeit money, someone in the bank would be harmed as a repercussion. Police said the teller gave an undisclosed amount of money to the suspect, who did not appear to have a weapon.

No one was injured during the incident. Police described the suspect as a white woman in her late 20s to early 30s who stands at 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds.

Pinole police are working in concert with the FBI to investigate the robbery. Anyone with potentially relevant information about the case is asked to call Pinole police at (510) 724-8950.