Person of interest detained after Moorhead bank robbery

Suspect detained in Moorhead bank robbery

MOORHEAD, Minn. – A person of interest is detained after a bank robbery in Moorhead. Police say at 8:20 Friday morning a man walked into First International Bank at 865 37th Avenue South, said he had a weapon and demanded money. Authorities say he got away with an undisclosed amount of money. Based on the man’s description and witness statements, a person of interest was detained at the Bison Plains Lodge a block away 20 minutes later. Police sa…

Person of interest detained after Moorhead bank robbery

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police say a man is in custody in connection with a bank robbery Friday morning in Moorhead. Police Captain Deric Swenson says the robbery happened around 8:20 a.m. at the First International Bank at 865 37th Ave. S. Swenson says a masked man walked into the bank, implied that he had a weapon, and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. A man described by police as a “person of interest was taken into custody less t…

Moorhead police respond to robbery, locate suspect at nearby hotel

MOORHEAD — Police were called to First International Bank in the 800 block of 37th Avenue South in Moorhead at 8:20 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, for a report of a robbery. Capt. Deric Swenson of the Moorhead Police Department said a male suspect was taken into custody about a half-hour later. Several police vehicles converged in the parking lot of the Bison Plains Lodge, 3621 Eighth St. S., near Hornbacher's. Swenson said that is where officers loca…