Update: Syracuse Police arrest Chase Bank robbery suspect
Posted: 02.16.2011 at 4:54 PM
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SYRACUSE -- Update (11:00 pm):

Syracuse police say they've made a quick arrest in a bank robbery at the Chase Bank on James Street.  Police say they used surveillance video from several nearby buildings to catch 35-year-old Jimmy Coleman.  Police say the video showed him climbing a fence into a backyard on Highland Avenue.  That's where officers found him.

Coleman is on parole for robbery and was let out of prison last week.  He'll be arraigned on a robbery charge Thursday morning.

Previous Coverage:

Syracuse Police are on the lookout for a robber after a bank was held up Wednesday afternoon.

Police spokesman Sgt. Tom Connellan tells CNY Central that a man entered the Chase Bank at 801 James Street around 3:30 p.m. and demanded money from a teller. Connellan did not specify how much cash the suspect made off with, if any, before he fled the scene on foot.

Connellan says the suspect did not show a weapon, and no one was injured.

Police say the suspect is a black male wearing a brown sweatshirt, orange t-shirt, and a cap with green designs on it. If anyone has any information on this man, they are asked to call Syracuse Police at 442-5222.