A man in a wheelchair handed a teller a note claiming he had a gun, took a few thousand dollars from a South Lake Avenue bank Friday afternoon and got away. Authorities have not yet found him.
The robbery happened about 2:47 p.m. at a First Citizens Bank branch in the 90 block of South Lake Avenue, Pasadena police Lt. Anthony Russo said. The man passed the teller a note saying he was there to rob the bank and had a gun, and kept one hand in his pocket, Russo said. No weapon was seen.
The teller handed over U.S. currency in mixed denominations — a few thousand dollars, by Russo’s estimate, though the exact amount has not been released. The man was last seen heading south on Lake Avenue. Arriving officers canvassed the area but did not find him…