Police: Man robbed 2 banks in 2 months

Detectives think the gunman who robbed a Northwest Boulevard bank last month also robbed a bank in December, the Spokane Police Department announced today.

Photos released today show a masked man in a red hooded coat with black trim robbing the Sterling Savings Bank, 3000 S. Grand Ave., at gunpoint Dec. 22 (top).

The photo to the left is from the Feb. 13 robbery at Chase Bank, 2215 Northwest Boulevard. Police think it’s the same guy but in a different coat.

The robber is described as white with a medium build, 5-foot-10 to 6-feet tall. Anyone with information on a possible suspect is asked to call Detective Chet Gilmore at (509) 622-5874.