ROCKER — It was a wild day for law enforcement in the Mining City after Butte Police and the Montana Highway Patrol were able to track down a man who is suspected of robbing a credit union earlier in the day.
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In a press release, Butte-Silver Bow County Sheriff Ed Lester says police responded at 12:21 p.m. to Southwest Montana Community Federal Credit Union on March 24 after a man entered the establishment and gave a note to staff demanding money.
Sheriff Lester says the man then fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. Within two hours, police had the suspected bank robber in custody after a dramatic arrest on I-15 just west of Rocker.
The westbound lane of I-15 was closed for a short period while officers from Montana Highway Patrol and Butte-Silver Bow Police arrested the suspect. Police report that no one was injured and no weapon was seen during the robbery.
The investigation is ongoing.
