SURREY Police Service (SPS) frontline officers are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Friday, August 8 and are appealing to the public for assistance with identifying the suspect.

On August 8 at approximately 9:45 a.m., SPS frontline officers responded to a report of a bank robbery that occurred in the 13700-block of George Junction. It was reported that a male suspect entered the bank, approached a customer service representative, and demanded money. The suspect left the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.

He was last seen on foot crossing Whalley Boulevard at Fraser Highway. SPS officers responded to the area; however, the suspect was not located despite extensive patrols.

The suspect is described as a heavy-set Indigenous man with a short beard and wearing a grey hoodie, white pants, black shoes and sunglasses.

Police are asking anyone with information about this robbery or anyone who may have been in the area at the time and has CCTV or dashcam footage, to contact the SPS non-emergency line at 604-599-0502 and quote file number 25-66768 (SP) or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.