River Road credit union robbed; police seek suspect

Written by Mori Kessler
July 3, 2014
Image still from surveillance footage of a man suspected of robbing the Mountain America Credit Union on River Road, St. George, Utah, July 3, 2014 | Photo courtesy of the St. George Police Department, St. George News
Image still from surveillance footage of a man suspected of robbing the Mountain America Credit Union on River Road, St. George, Utah, July 3, 2014 | Photo courtesy of the St. George Police Department, St. George News
Image still from surveillance footage of a man suspected of robbing the Mountain America Credit Union on River Road, St. George, Utah, July 3, 2014 | Photo courtesy of the St. George Police Department, St. George News

ST. GEORGE – Police are seeking a man suspected of robbing a credit union on River Road Thursday evening. Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding the suspect.

At approximately 5:40 p.m. Thursday, the Mountain America Credit Union at 123 S. River Road was robbed, according to a statement from the St. George Police Department.

The suspect entered the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money. He then left the bank on foot, traveling in an unknown direction with an undisclosed amount of money.

The suspect is described as having a medium build and being between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 6 inches tall. He has tan skin, brown hair and facial hair stubble and was wearing sunglasses, a white hat, green T-shirt and blue flannel shirt at the time of the robbery.

The suspect did not display a weapon, and no injuries were reported as a result of the incident, police said in the statement.

Anyone with information regarding this robbery or the identity of the suspect is asked to contact the St. George Police Department at 435-627-4300.

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Mori Kessler serves as a Senior Reporter for St. George News, having previously contributed as a writer and Interim Editor in 2011-12, and an assistant editor from 2012 to mid-2014. He began writing news as a freelancer in 2009 for Today in Dixie, and joined the writing staff of St. George News in mid-2010. He enjoys photography and won an award for photojournalism from the Society of Professional Journalists for a 2018 photo of a bee inspector removing ferals bees from a Washington City home. He is also a shameless nerd and has a bad sense of direction.

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9 Comments

  • Rosie July 3, 2014 at 9:39 pm

    Can’t you zoom in on the logo on his shirt? And it looks like white paint…. Maybe a painter?

  • Jessie Pinkman July 3, 2014 at 11:49 pm

    Mr White? Come on man, we are making enough cooking. You don’t need to start knocking over banks.

  • Mr Marcus July 4, 2014 at 9:34 am

    That comment makes no sense

    • Walter White July 4, 2014 at 1:27 pm

      Made perfect sense to me, Jessie, now get back in the kitchen and get cookin’ more blue!

    • Frank July 6, 2014 at 2:55 pm

      Just another missed TV reference.

  • Mr Marcus July 4, 2014 at 9:37 am

    These banks are lame do what California and neveda does and hire security for there branch

  • Deke July 4, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    he left the bank on foot, yet walks around with a car key in his mouth!

  • ladybugavenger July 4, 2014 at 6:59 pm

    Using my untrained eye, it looks the guy is on bookings charged with robbery

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