The Broomfield Police Department is investigating two robberies that occurred Friday morning.
Police say they were dispatched to the First Bank near 16th Avenue and Zuni Street about 10:15 a.m. Friday on a report of an ongoing robbery.
Authorities set up a perimeter of the area, and Westlake Middle School and Legacy High School were put on secure — formerly known as lockdown — to survey the area for the suspect, said Rachel Welte, a police spokeswoman.
About 15 to 20 minutes later, police received a call about another bank robbery at Key Bank at 120th Avenue and Lamar Street.
Broomfield’s Public Library and Health and Human Services building were put on lockdown for a short time while authorities surveyed the area.
Police say the suspect, described as white man in his 20s, presented a teller with a note demanding money, and fled with an undisclosed amount of money in a gray Acura sedan.
He was last seen wearing a purple shirt and gray suit coat.
Investigators are trying to determine whether the suspect committed similar bank robberies in recent weeks.
On Jan. 29 in Denver and on Feb. 2 in Arvada, a white man robbed two banks by using a demand note.
“We’re looking into that because there have been similar bank robberies in other areas,” said Welte. “I can’t confirm anything right now.”
Police are asking anyone near the banks with surveillance footage is asked to call police.
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