COLUMBUS, Ind. – Deputies from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Centra Credit Union branch in Taylorsville, 11700 North U.S. 31, about a reported bank robbery on Monday at around 2:30 p.m. Authorities say an undisclosed amount of money was taken. No weapon was displayed and no one was injured in the incident.
The suspect was described as approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall, 180 pounds, and wearing dark pants, a gray hoodie, a black jacket, and a black ball cap. He had a scarf covering his face and he was wearing glasses. He left in a gold-colored passenger car which was later found fully engulfed in flames on Tannehill Road.
Law enforcement is currently following several leads. Anyone with any information, no matter how seemingly insignificant, should contact Capt. Christopher Roberts at the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, 812-379-1650, or call 911.
In addition to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, officers from the Indiana State Police, Columbus Police Department, Edinburgh Police Department, and Indiana Excise are assisting.
