Off-duty police officer nabs suspected bank robber

A Spokane Police officer on his way home from work Wednesday afternoon caught a suspected bank robber only minutes after the robbery was reported. A man entered the Washington Trust Bank at 27 E. Indiana around 3:30 p.m. and demanded cash, according to a police press release. He did not show a weapon. Officer Jim Christensen was on his way home when he spotted the suspect riding a bike near Division and Mission, the press release said. The man was arrested without incident.