bank robbery update

At about noon today a bank robbery was reported from the north branch of Home National in Arkansas City.
According to initial reports, police were looking for a 5-foot-10-inch tall black male with bad teeth weighing about 180 pounds in a maroon shirt. A teller was handed a note with the robber's intentions on it, the police said. No money was mentioned.
Police believe he got into a late-model, red Cobra Mustang GT. Police were calling for a helicopter.

FBI agents arrived and began their investigation about 2:15 p.m. today.
Police marked off area around the bank and near the Chinese CHef. It is believed the suspect may have parked his car there before going to the bank.
Kansas Highway Patrol officers from Cowley, Butler and Sumner Counties are involved in the search for the red Mustang.

Arkansas City schools were locked down as a precaution by school officials shortly after reports went out about the bank robbery.
By 2:40 the lockdown had ended and school officials planned to end school normally at the usual time, around 3 p.m .

Early during the investigation, Chief Sean Wallace had his car set up as a command post for the investigation. By 2:30 p.m., the Cowley County Emergency Management Trailer had arrived and that was to be used for police operations.

One car was pulled over on the bypass because the driver met the description, though the vehicle did not. That person was not a suspect after positive identification was made.

Police were searching the area behind Wal Mart, specifically the area around a creek that runs in some trees there.