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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 6/20/2014
SUBJECT: Bank Robbery - Suspect Arrested
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Jim Hansen (218) 390-2232

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Bank Robbery - Suspect Arrested
CASE NO.: 14131120
INCIDENT DATE: 6/20/2014
INCIDENT TIME: 9:41 AM
INCIDENT LOCATION: US Bank, 2000 West Superior Street

On Friday, June 20th, 2014 at 9:41 AM Duluth Police were called to the US Bank at 2000 West Superior Street for a bank robbery. 

Initial investigation revealed that a male suspect entered the bank, reached over the counter and held a knife to the teller’s throat and demanded money. The suspect was given an undisclosed amount of cash and left the bank on foot. No one was injured.
At 10:20 AM a Duluth officer located the suspect on foot at 23rd Avenue West & # 1 alley. The stolen money was recovered. The suspect was identified as Scott Edward Wagner, a 51 year old male resident of Duluth.   
Wagner was transported to the Saint Louis County Jail for Armed Robbery.