Suspect wanted after Happy State Bank robbery, suspicious package found

At approximately 3 p.m. it was reported a suspicious package was left at Happy State Bank located at 4402 19th St.

The Lubbock Police Department is still searching for the suspect who has been described as a white male in his 20s or 30s, wearing a dark toboggan and has facial hair. He was last seen moving westbound on a bicycle, LPD Public Information Assistant Kasie Whitley said.

Through an initial investigation police have been able to determine the suspect entered the building with a package, then robbed the bank, according to an LPD news release. By threatening workers with the package he was able to successfully take an undisclosed amount of money.

Once the suspect had fled the scene and police arrived they were able to locate the package, according to the release. LPD's bomb squad was called in and able to take the package to its bomb range to investigate the package more thoroughly.

Those who have any information about the suspect are asked to call 911 and do not approach him. At the moment the FBI, Lubbock Police Department Bomb Squad, LPD Field Services Bureau, LPD Special Operations Divisions, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating this incident.

Two suspicious packages — the one found near Talkington Residence Hall and the one found at Happy State Bank — have been transported for further investigation, Whitley said.

There is no official confirmation on if the two incidents are related. The Daily Toreador will update this story as more information becomes available.