FBI searching for Coon Rapids bank robbers

The two men escaped with cash after locking two bank employees in the vault.

November 15, 2014 at 11:43PM
An image from a security camera of two men who robbed the Guaranty Bank in Coon Rapids on Friday, November 14, 2014.
An image from a security camera of two men who robbed the Guaranty Bank in Coon Rapids on Friday, November 14, 2014. (Casey Common — FBI/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Authorities are searching for two gunmen who robbed a bank in Coon Rapids on Friday evening, locking two employees in the bank's vault before they fled with money.

According to the FBI, two men entered Guaranty Bank, 3340 124th Av. NW., about 6:45 p.m., displayed weapons and demanded money. After locking the two bank employees in the vault, they fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The FBI said the robbers are both white, one 5-foot-6, the other 6 feet with green eyes. A reward is offered for information leading to their arrest.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the FBI at 763-569-8000 or the Anoka County Sheriff's Office at 763-427-1212.

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