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Suspect in robbery of Wells Fargo Bank in Oakdale arrested

OAKDALE – A man is suspected of taking off from a Wells Fargo Bank in Oakdale with $1,200 earlier this week, police said. 

On Tuesday, officers responded to a reported robbery in progress at Well Fargo on West F Street around 4 p.m., the Oakdale Police Department said. 

The suspect was reported to have taken off north on 1st Street in the direction of Poplar Avenue. 

The suspect, 21-year-old Domingo Santana-Ochoa of Oakdale, was detained soon after and later identified by two witnesses, police said. 

Witnesses told police that Santana-Ochoa entered the bank with a blue bag in his hand, telling employees to get down while claiming he had a gun in the bag, police said. 

Bank employees said Santana-Ochoa took off with about $1,200, which was later recovered. Police did not say that a gun was found. 

No injuries were reported and Santana-Ochoa was booked into jail on several charges, like robbery and burglary. 

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