SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police said a man robbed a bank on Monday morning, and by Monday evening they had the suspect in custody.
Officers responded to a bank on the 7500 block of Wurzbach on the northwest side around 10:45 a.m. Victims told police that a man walked to the teller and demanded money while wearing brass knuckles and brandishing a gun in his waistband. He took money and fled on foot.
Police said investigators quickly determined that the suspect lived in nearby apartments, identified him, and took him into custody without incident. Police said they recovered the gun, brass knuckles, and money when they made the arrest.
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