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Police Release Description of Commerce Bank Suspect

The bank was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money. There were no injuries.

Updated 3 p.m.

Police officers from the Affton Precinct answered a call for a bank robbery at approximately 11:20 a.m. Tuesday morning at Commercial Bank, 4100 Rusty Road. 

A man entered the bank and demanded money, implying, but never displaying a weapon. He fled the bank in a small, black sedan. No one was injured. 

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The suspect is a black male in his 20s with a slim build. He is about 5-feet, 3-inches with short black hair, wearing a black coat and dark jeans, according to police. 

The investigation has been turned over to detectives from the Bureau of Crimes Against Persons. 

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Police said anyone with information about this incident should call Crimetoppers at 866-371-TIPS. 

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