Police investigating attempted robbery of Lakewood bank

JSO says a man passed a note demanding money, then left

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is trying to identify a bank robbery suspect.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police are looking for suspect who tried to rob the Regions Bank at the intersection of University Boulevard and St. Augustine Road Tuesday morning. 

About 11 a.m., a man entered the bank and passed a note demanding money, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. He then left empty handed when the teller ask him to take off his hat, police said. 

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The suspect did not pull out a weapon and there were no other customers in the lobby, investigators said. 

This is the fifth robbery or attempted robbery of a bank in Jacksonville this year. 

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