Armed robber snares cash from Kings Beach bank

This man is a suspect in an Aug. 23 bank robbery in Kings Beach. Photo/Provided

The Bank of the West in Kings Beach was robbed Friday morning.

A man entered the bank about 10:30am Aug. 23 and showed a black handgun to a teller. The teller then gave the man an undisclosed amount of cash.

Placer County sheriff’s detectives are working with South Lake Tahoe police officers to see if there are any similarities between this robbery and the one at El Dorado Savings on Aug. 21.

The suspect in the Kings Beach case is described as an older white male, wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses, black jeans and gray sweater. No vehicle was seen.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report