MPD investigating Regions Bank robbery

The Madison Police Department is investigating a robbery Tuesday at a local Regions Bank. According to MPD spokesperson Captain Lamar Anderson, the robbery occurred at the Regions branch on Madison Blvd near Sullivan Street.

Anderson said the suspect placed a small box with a note on the desk in front of a teller and demanded money upon entering the bank. The teller was under the impression that the box contained an explosive device.

Officers responded with the bomb squad and determined the box was non-lethal. Anderson said there is currently no information about a suspect or the suspect’s vehicle.