79-year-old man arrested following robbery at U.S. Bank in downtown Reno

A 79-year-old man was arrested on Thursday evening after a bank robbery in downtown Reno on Thursday morning.

At around 10:41 a.m., officers with the Reno Police Department responded to the U.S. Bank on South Virginia Street, where a suspect, later identified as 79-year-old Jack Van Eaton Jr., had allegedly robbed the bank by passing a note to staff, according to a release from the RPD.

Working in tandem with the FBI and the Real Time Intelligence Center, officers were able to identify and track Van Eaton Jr. to the Fireside Inn on East 4th Street…

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