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November 29, 2011 in News, City
Police: Bank robber’s bomb threat led to evacuations
A U.S. Marshal guides a dog around parked vehicles outside Banner Bank in downtown Spokane after a bomb threat by a robbery suspect today.
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A suspected robber arrested inside a downtown Spokane bank this afternoon falsely told officers there was a bomb inside the building, leading to road closures and evacuations at nearby offices, police say.
Suspect Shawn. P. Hoffman, 31, was arrested at Banner Bank, 802 W. Riverside, after Detective Paul Lebsock, wearing plain clothes, held him at gunpoint until other officers could respond to the 1:25 p.m. hold-up call, according to the Spokane Police Department.
“That was good work by the Spokane Police Department,” said Frank Harrill, agent in charge of the FBI’s Spokane office.
Police evacuated the bank and closed Riverside Avenue from Lincoln to Wall streets. Bomb technicians and the U.S. Marshal’s bomb dog did not find anything suspicious.
Hoffman was booked into Spokane County Jail on a first-degree robbery charge.
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John_Thomas on November 29 at 2:26 p.m.
Sounds like it was a dude with some mental health issues. Police got him into custody without anyone being hurt.
kcc1029 on November 29 at 2:31 p.m.
Where are you getting that info?
Kivaari on November 29 at 4:14 p.m.
Good job.
RedCedar on November 29 at 4:46 p.m.
See, they didn’t need a drone for that. They didn’t even have to shoot anybody. The robber clearly has at least one mental health issue — stupidity. It’s a lot easier to rob a C-store; there’s more money and it’s not a federal offense.