SSC POLICE QUICKLY NAB BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT

IT DIDN'T TAKE SOUTH SIOUX CITY POLICE LONG TO CATCH A BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT TUESDAY MORNING.

POLICE RECEIVED A REPORT THAT THE BANK OF THE WEST AT 10TH AND DAKOTA AVENUE HAD BEEN ROBBED AROUND 9:15AM. THE SUSPECT WAS DESCRIBED AS AN OLDER MAN, WHO HAD DISPLAYED A KNIFE AND DEMANDED MONEY.

THE SUSPECT FLED ON FOOT AND WAS SPOTTED ABOUT TWO BLOCKS AWAY WALKING IN KLASEY PARK. SOUTH SIOUX POLICE QUICKLY TOOK  67 YEAR OLD MAX LAFFERTY INTO CUSTODY.

LAFFERTY IS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY AND USE OF A WEAPON TO COMMIT A FELONY.

IT'S THE SECOND TIME IN TWO MONTHS THE BANK OF THE WEST HAS BEEN ROBBED.